Kite spot on water · Puerto Rico

Shacks Wave Spot

Name: Shacks Wave Spot
Address: PR

Riders have kited it in NE, E.

Show on the map18.4640, -67.3544

Works in: NE, E
Nearest airport: BQNRafael Hernández International Airport, 24 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

On site

Wind and riding area

bestworksno reports

Direction the wind blows from. Based on riders' experience, not a forecast.

From riders

What you need to know

Who it suits: For advanced riders
Size of the area: Small launch area

Watch out for

Reef almost everywhere and a small launch areacommunity map

Where to launch

Small launch areacommunity map

Conditions

Chop in winter, flat water in summer; big waves form about 60 m (200 ft) offshorecommunity map
Usually blows over 5 knots (3 m/s) stronger here than in the San Juan areacommunity map

Riders' tips

Usually blows 5+ knots more here than in the San Juan areacommunity map

In riders' own words

„Best winds from the East or Northeast.“
„This is an advance level spot.“
„The launch area is small“
„The launch area is small and there is reef almost everywhere.“
„Water conditions are choppy in the winter and flat during the summer. Big waves form about 200 feet away from the shore“
„Usually blows over 5 knots more here than what's blowing in the San Juan area.“

Wind by month

When it blows

Average wind speed 10 m above ground from NASA POWER (MERRA-2, 2001–2025). The model works on a grid of roughly 50 km; on hills and by the water the wind is often stronger and gustier.

11.0Jan5.7

10.9Feb5.6

10.0Mar5.1

9.4Apr4.8

9.1May4.7

9.3Jun4.8

10.8Jul5.6

10.1Aug5.2

8.4Sep4.3

8.6Oct4.4

9.8Nov5.0

11.4Dec5.9

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	11.0 knots · 5.7 m/s
February	10.9 knots · 5.6 m/s
March	10.0 knots · 5.1 m/s
April	9.4 knots · 4.8 m/s
May	9.1 knots · 4.7 m/s
June	9.3 knots · 4.8 m/s
July	10.8 knots · 5.6 m/s
August	10.1 knots · 5.2 m/s
September	8.4 knots · 4.3 m/s
October	8.6 knots · 4.4 m/s
November	9.8 knots · 5.0 m/s
December	11.4 knots · 5.9 m/s

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Sources: Community map “Puerto Rico Kiteboarding Spots” (Google My Maps). Wind NASA POWER, airports OurAirports, photos Wikimedia Commons (author and licence with each photo). As of 17 October 2026. These are riders' reports; local rules change, so look around before you ride and follow local signs.