Playa Santa
Coastal areas · Puerto Rico
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Playa Santa is a S-facing sand beach on the Puerto Rico shoreline, opening onto the Caribbean Sea — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.4°C (84.9°F) on average
Jan
26.9°C
80.4°F · 26.1–27.8°C
Feb
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.9–27.4°C
Mar
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.2–27.7°C
Apr
27.2°C
81°F · 26.3–28.1°C
May
27.9°C
82.2°F · 26.5–29°C
Jun
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27.6–29.7°C
Jul
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.6–29.8°C
Aug
29°C
84.2°F · 28.3–29.8°C
Sep
29.4°C
84.9°F · 28.2–30.1°C
Oct
29.4°C
84.9°F · 28.4–30.9°C
Nov
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.8–30°C
Dec
27.8°C
82°F · 26.7–29.2°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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