Should I boat at Fajardo, PR today?

Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Fajardo, PR on Puerto Rico, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.

Conditions right now

CAUTION as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind ESE 14 kt, gusts 20 kt; waves about 4 ft every 10 s. Boatable with care: expect chop or building wind. Small boats should think twice.

From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.

About Fajardo, PR

  • Water: Puerto Rico
  • Location: 18.330, -65.630
  • NWS marine forecast zone: AMZ726
  • Live observations: NDBC 41056, NDBC ESPP4

How the wind direction plays here

  • Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE
  • Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW
  • Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): N, NNE, SSE, S, SSW, NNW

Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.

Nearby launches on Puerto Rico

  • San Juan, PR (33 mi): NO-GO, wind E 11 kt, gusts 15 kt; waves about 6 ft every 13 s

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