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Domes Beach

Rincón, Puerto Rico

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  • View of dome on Domes Beach, Rincón, Puerto Rico

    View of dome on Domes Beach, Rincón, Puerto Rico. Gordon Tarpley, CC BY 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:01 pm
7 am
5.9
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.1
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.8
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
9 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
4.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C85°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
10%
Sunset
6:01 pm
Today
5.9Good7 am85
6.1Good8 am96
5.9Good9 am96
6.2Good10 am53
6.2Good11 am43
5.8Good12 pm74
3.0Poor1 pm106
3.0Poor2 pm95
3.0Poor3 pm128
4.6Fair4 pm32
4.6Fair5 pm64
4.8Fair6 pm53
Sat
6.4Good7 am85
6.7Good8 am96
6.6Good9 am74
6.8Good10 am32
6.7Good11 am42
7.6Great12 pm43
7.9Great1 pm63
5.7Good2 pm85
6.6Good3 pm85
5.8Good4 pm117
5.0Fair5 pm96
5.2Fair6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.5 m. Low at 11 am, 0.3 m. High at 5 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 12 am, 0.3 mHigh 5 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 11 am, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.3 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 11 am, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 5 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.3 m<1 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.

  • Sun6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 44%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 47%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 68%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 47%
  • Thu9.6 ExcellentBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 46%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Domes Beach

Domes Beach is a sandy beach located in Rincón, Puerto Rico. It is 255 meters long and has one parking area within 500 meters. The nearest airport is 18 kilometers away, and Spanish Wall Beach is 321 meters to the north.

From Wikipedia

Domes Beach (Playa Domes) is on the northwest point of Puerto Rico, in Rincón and known for big wave surfing during the winter. It is also known as Lighthouse Beach and Maria's Beach.

The beach is near a defunct nuclear facility called the Boiling Nuclear Superheater (BONUS) Reactor Facility. The beach is near the Punta Higuero Lighthouse.

Source: Domes Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms170 m540 ft away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m800 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m490 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
3.4 km2.1 miRincón (town)
Nearest airport
18 km11 miAeropuerto Licenciado Eugenio María de Hostos (MAZ)

Nearby places

  • Ola Sunset CafeFood and drink
    150 m490 ft
  • The Beach HouseFood and drink
    620 m0.4 mi
  • StokedFood and drink
    730 m0.5 mi

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

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