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Shortisland
Surf spot · Puerto Rico
Is it worth the trip?
59Fair out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 3 ft swell at 7 s
Mon 2 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 48kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 66 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 134kJ
- Wind
- ENE 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Wed 4 · 71 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 117kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Thu 5 · 66 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 107kJ
- Wind
- SSW 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Fri 6 · 44 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 80kJ
- Wind
- SSW 8 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 91kJ
- Wind
- W 9 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sun 8 · 53 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 86kJ
- Wind
- WSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 136, poor
- Mon 233, too small
- Tue 366, good
- Wed 471, good
- Thu 566, good
- Fri 644, poor
- Sat 743, poor
- Sun 853, fair
- Mon 967, good
- Tue 1067, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces Ntakes swell from the N
- Offshore: Swind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Oct–Nov3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 36, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 96kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 33, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 48kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 66, good | 4 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 134kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 71, good | 3 ft7 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 117kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 66, good | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 107kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 44, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 43, poor | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 91kJ | wind from the west, 9 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 53, fair | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 86kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 67, good | 4 ft8 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 240kJ | offshorewind from the south, 3 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 67, good | 5 ft8 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 247kJ | wind from the north-east, 3 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 NovHigh 00:58 +0.1 mLow 06:54 −0.2 mHigh 14:02 +0.3 mLow 20:48 −0.1 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 02:13 +0.1 mLow 08:06 −0.2 mHigh 15:02 +0.3 mLow 21:40 −0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 03:29 +0.1 mLow 09:24 −0.2 mHigh 16:00 +0.3 mLow 22:28 −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.
Best time to go
best Oct–Nov
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.
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More surf near here
5 places
- Isabela 1 km away
- Jobo's 4.7 km away
- Survival 10.9 km away
- Table Top 11.5 km away
- Surfers Beach 12 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Shortisland
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces N (5°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (185°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). 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 October and November, with about 3 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Isabela, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
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
2 min by car · 29 places to stay
about US$100/nightcountry average
About Isabela its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Aguadilla on Booking.com
28 min by car · 36 places to stay
- Beds in Camuy on Booking.com
34 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 10h 25m
About 10h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → SJU, direct, then 2h 10m by road
Flights MDW → SJU on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.