Is it worth the trip?
27Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 44kJ
- Wind
- E 5 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Tue 3 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 23kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Wed 4 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- W 2 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Thu 5 · 18 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- WNW 2 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Fri 6 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 30°C
Sat 7 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 5 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft5 s
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 129, too small
- Mon 253, fair
- Tue 334, too small
- Wed 428, too small
- Thu 518, too small
- Fri 610, too small
- Sat 76, too small
- Sun 85, too small
- Mon 96, too small
- Tue 107, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft4 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the east, 7 knots | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 53, fair | 3 ft5 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 44kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 34, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 23kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 30°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | offshorewind from the west, 2 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 18, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 10, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 30°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft5 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 5, too small | under 1 ft5 s1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft9 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the east, 0 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 29°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:15 −0.1 mHigh 15:38 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:02 −0.1 mHigh 16:18 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 01:18 −0.0 mHigh 06:12 −0.0 mLow 08:07 −0.0 mHigh 16:44 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Palmas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (123°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (303°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.2 km out (1 in 123). 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 Humacao, 3.9 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 dive site.
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,080–US$1,980 each
about US$1,080–US$1,980 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| 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 | about US$275–US$576 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$134–US$228 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$275–US$456 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$308–US$576 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$1,080–US$1,980 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
7 min by car · 2 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Humacao its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Yabucoa on Booking.com
16 min by car
- Beds in Maunabo on Booking.com
26 min by car · 3 places to stay
About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h 20m
About 9h 20m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SJU, direct, then 1h 05m by road
Flights MDW → SJU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.