Should I boat at San Juan, PR today?

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

Conditions right now

NO-GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind E 11 kt, gusts 15 kt; waves about 6 ft every 13 s. Conditions are rough or hazardous for recreational boats. Stay in.

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

About San Juan, PR

  • Water: Puerto Rico
  • Location: 18.470, -66.110
  • NWS marine forecast zone: AMZ712
  • Live observations: NDBC 41053, NDBC SJNP4

How the wind direction plays here

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

Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.

Nearby launches on Puerto Rico

  • Fajardo, PR (33 mi): CAUTION, wind ESE 14 kt, gusts 20 kt; waves about 4 ft every 10 s

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