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Wilderness, Puerto Rico

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Aguadilla Pueblo
Aguadilla, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: U.S. Corps of Engineers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Wilderness

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

The spot faces NW (309°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (129°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 39). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, September and October, with about 2 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Aguadilla, 6.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 6 surf spots and 2 dive sites.

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

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From Chicago: about 10 h 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Wilderness.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct163 ft8 scrumbling108kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct546 ft10 ssoft696kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct375 ft9 ssoft440kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct324 ft9 ssoft239kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct344 ft9 ssoft279kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct274 ft9 scrumbling255kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct173 ft8 scrumbling112kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct194 ft9 scrumbling209kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct234 ft9 scrumbling191kJ28°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 2h 30 by road. About 10h 35 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Surfers Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 2h 30 by road. About 10h 35 door to door

The plan picks the best of 9 spots near Aguadilla each day: Bridges, Crashboats, Gas Chambers, Manglito, Rompeolas, Surfers Beach, Survival, Table Top, Wilderness.

The trip from Aguadilla, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £725–£1,340 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 PUJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£235–£485
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£725–£1,340

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

Places to eat near Aguadilla

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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