Islitas, Puerto Rico

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: San Juan, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJU (SJU), 2 km.

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About Islitas

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (354°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (174°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.9 km out (1 in 185). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 3 good days in 7; in June and July, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: San Juan, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJU (SJU), 2 km. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SJU, direct.
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Getting there. 20 min from the airport to Islitas.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: San Juan, 11 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SJU (SJU), 2 km.
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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Islitas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	106kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	102kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	5 ft11 ssoft	482kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	59, good	4 ft9 ssoft	238kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft8 ssoft	188kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft9 ssoft	296kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	66, good	4 ft9 ssoft	252kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore	31°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 26Oct	26, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	30°C
Tue 27Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	287kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots, offshore	30°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 20 min by road. About 8h 35 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Islitas
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Islitas
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Islitas
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Islitas
Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Islitas
Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 20 min by road. About 8h 35 door to door

Rough cost

About £510–£990 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to SJU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£240–£505
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£15–£25
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£510–£990

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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