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Poza del Obispo

Arecibo, Puerto Rico

Poza del Obispo 5 photos

  • Playa La Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico

    Playa La Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Norma Arbelo Irizarry, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa La Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico

    Playa La Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Norma Arbelo Irizarry, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

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  • Playa La Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico

    Playa La Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Norma Arbelo Irizarry, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Area de la Poza del Obispo - Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:58 pm
7 am
6.9
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.7
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
1 pm
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C75°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
32 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
—
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
10%
Sunset
5:58 pm
Today
6.9Good7 am32
7.7Great8 am21
7.7Great9 am32
7.6Great10 am64
6.7Good11 am74
5.9Good12 pm85
4.9Fair1 pm74
3.0Poor2 pm53
4.2Fair3 pm42
3.0Poor4 pm42
3.0Poor5 pm106
Sat
7.1Great7 am74
6.9Good8 am43
7.0Great9 am96
7.0Great10 am117
6.9Good11 am127
6.1Good12 pm128
3.0Poor1 pm106
4.8Fair2 pm117
4.6Fair3 pm74
4.9Fair4 pm21
5.4Fair5 pm42
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.6 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 12 am, 0.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • LifeguardNone listed
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 60 m200 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.3 km1.4 miArecibo (city)
Nearest airport
4 km2 miAeropuerto Regional Antonio "Nery" Juarbe Pol (ARE)

Nearby places

  • Ocean RestaurantRegional
    380 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 78%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 12 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 86%
  • Wed8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 68%
  • Thu9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 57%