Playa Ballena
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
No photo of Playa Ballena yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 5:59 pm7.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
6.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
3.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3.8
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
3.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
4.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C78°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 117 km/hmph ENE
- Gusts
- 2314 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.6 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 47%
- Sunset
- 5:59 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
- High 4 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 12 am, 0.4 m1 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
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 5.4 km3.3 miGuánica (town)
- Nearest airport
- 33 km21 miAeropuerto Internacional Mercedita (PSE)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Isla Guilligan1.0 km0.6 mi south-west away7.0 Great later
- Balneario Caña Gorda2.1 km1.3 mi north-west away7.0 Great later
- Playa de Tamarindo2.2 km1.3 mi east away7.0 Great later
- Playa de Jaboncillo4.2 km2.6 mi west away7.5 Great later
- Playa La Ventana6.4 km4.0 mi east away7.0 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat5.6 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 82%
- Sun6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 78%
- Mon6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 70%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 65%
- Wed8.0 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 76%
- Thu9.2 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 50%