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Punta de Brea, Puerto Rico

Stay in Guánica: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Guánica

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About Punta de Brea

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

The spot faces SE (156°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (336°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.1 km out (1 in 213). 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 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Guánica, 2.9 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to SJU, direct.

    See flights MDW → SJU · Skyscanner from about £240 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Punta de Brea.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in GuánicaAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Guánica · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Guánica · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Punta de Brea on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct61 ft4 smushy4kJ32°C
Mon 19Oct51 ft3 smushy2kJ31°C
Tue 20Oct51 ft4 smushy6kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct52 ft4 smushy9kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct72 ft4 smushy13kJ31°C
Fri 23Oct72 ft4 smushy15kJ31°C
Sat 24Oct73 ft4 smushy24kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct102 ft4 smushy22kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct103 ft4 smushy24kJ32°C
Tue 27Oct82 ft5 smushy19kJ32°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 2h 15 by road. About 10h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 10 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 15 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 21 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 20 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SJU, then 2h 15 by road. About 10h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 2 spots near Guánica each day: Ballenas, Punta de Brea.

The trip from Guánica, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £730–£1,360 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SJU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£240–£505
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£730–£1,360

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

Places to eat near Guánica

  • Magic Pizza GuánicaPizza · 1.2 km from the centre
  • Taco Escondido1.1 km from the centre
  • Parrilla Playera1.2 km from the centre
  • Rincon Tropical1.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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