Best Time to Ride · Aguadilla – Wilderness vs San Juan – Ocean Park / Isla Verde
Aguadilla – Wilderness vs San Juan – Ocean Park / Isla Verde: which is better for surfing?
Aguadilla – Wilderness or San Juan – Ocean Park / Isla Verde? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Aguadilla – Wilderness and San Juan – Ocean Park / Isla Verde have about the same wave height.
- Aguadilla – Wilderness has warmer water in 6 of 12 months.
- Best months at Aguadilla – Wilderness: January–April, October.
- Best months at San Juan – Ocean Park / Isla Verde: January–April, June, December.
- 117 km apart.
BestJan–Apr, Oct
Wilderness
Aguadilla · Puerto Rico
Advanced only · 28°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ BQN 4 km
Wave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND1.21.31.31.21.11.10.70.91.11.21.11.1
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND282727282929303030302929
Best time to go →
BestJun, Dec–Apr
Ocean Park / Isla Verde
San Juan · Puerto Rico
Beginner-friendly · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ SIG 4 km
Wave height per month (m, average daily max)
JFMAMJJASOND1.31.31.21.211.2110.911.11.2
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND272727272829292930302928
Best time to go →Wave height: average daily maximum. Water: average sea surface temperature.