Coastal locations

Puerto Rico forecasts and tides

2 coastal locations in Puerto Rico, each with its own forecast, nearest tide station, and storm history.

Puerto Rico tropical history

Every Atlantic storm since 1851 that tracked within 150 miles of a Puerto Rico coastal location, from the NOAA best-track archive.

Storms on record
172
Arrived at hurricane strength
72
Major hurricanes, last 50 years
9 of 29 all time
Direct hits
13 centre within 25 mi
Last major hurricane
Erin (2025)

Most recent storms

Storm Year Closest approach Strength at closest Peak strength
Erin 2025 128 mi Category 3 Category 5
Ernesto 2024 38 mi Tropical Storm Category 2
Philippe 2023 93 mi Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Fiona Direct hit 2022 24 mi Category 1 Category 4
Earl 2022 128 mi Tropical Storm Category 2
Grace 2021 70 mi Depression Category 3
Fred 2021 60 mi Tropical Storm Tropical Storm
Laura 2020 52 mi Tropical Storm Category 4
Isaias 2020 98 mi Tropical Storm Category 1
Karen 2019 53 mi Tropical Storm Tropical Storm

Hardest-hit stretches of the coast

Storms within 150 miles of each location across the full archive.

  1. San Juan 157 storms · 66 hurricanes · 6 direct hits, last in 2017
  2. Ponce 144 storms · 60 hurricanes · 8 direct hits, last in 2022