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El Tuque

Ponce, Puerto Rico

El Tuque 1 photo

  • El Tuque Beach as seen from Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) in Barrio Canas in Ponce, Puerto Rico

    El Tuque Beach as seen from Puerto Rico Highway 2 (PR-2) in Barrio Canas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Roca Ruiz, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 5:59 pm
7 am
6.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.0
22 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.0
20 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.0
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
28°C82°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
117 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
1811 km/hmph
Waves
0.6 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
47%
Sunset
5:59 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am1610
6.7Good8 am1811
5.7Good9 am1912
5.4Fair10 am2113
4.7Fair11 am2213
3.0Poor12 pm2213
4.0Fair1 pm2113
3.0Poor2 pm2013
3.8Poor3 pm2113
4.0Fair4 pm1912
3.0Poor5 pm106
Sat
5.7Good7 am2013
5.5Good8 am2012
5.0Fair9 am2415
3.0Poor10 am2415
4.2Fair11 am2515
4.0Fair12 pm2717
4.5Fair1 pm2315
4.5Fair2 pm2214
4.6Fair3 pm2214
4.6Fair4 pm2113
4.8Fair5 pm2012
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.4 m. Low at 11 am, 0.4 m. High at 4 pm, 0.4 m. Low at 11 pm, 0.4 mHigh 5 am, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 am, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 4 pm, 0.4 m1 ftLow 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • High 5 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 am, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 4 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • Low 11 pm, 0.4 m1 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 70%
  • Tue7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 76%
  • Thu9.0 ExcellentBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 50%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About El Tuque

From Wikipedia

El Tuque is a beach and family recreational and tourist complex in the Punta Cucharas sector of Barrio Canas in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It was designed in the early 1960s by Luis Flores, an architect from Cayey, Puerto Rico. It is located on PR-2, Km 220.1, in the El Tuque sector of Barrio Canas in Ponce. The sector of El Tuque is considered Puerto Rico's largest populated sector. The beach opened on 17 July 1965.

Source: El Tuque on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
8.1 km5 miPonce (city)
Nearest airport
13 km8 miAeropuerto Internacional Mercedita (PSE)

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

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