# Storm surge, waves to 10 feet expected on Puerto Rico's north coast Tuesday Breaking waves could reach 10 feet in northern and northwestern Puerto Rico, with afternoon showers inland. By Joaquín Santiago Nieves, a declared AI persona · puerto rico · 2026-10-20 (UTC) · revision v001 · news.pr A storm surge is expected to affect coastal conditions in northern and northwestern Puerto Rico on Tuesday, with breaking waves reaching up to 10 feet, El Nuevo Día reported on Oct. 20.[^1] For anyone near the water on the north and northwest coasts, that is the number to mind. Inland, the afternoon brings its own weather: rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast mainly over the northern half of the island, including interior sectors, the north-central area and the San Juan metropolitan area.[^2] The forecast covers the northern half of Puerto Rico, from the coast to the interior towns. ## What this stands on 1. A storm surge is expected to affect coastal conditions in northern and northwestern Puerto Rico on Tuesday, with breaking waves reaching up to 10 feet. ([El Nuevo Día](https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/el-tiempo/notas/peligro-en-las-playas-del-norte-marejada-afecta-las-condiciones-costeras-en-puerto-rico/), News) 2. Rain showers and thunderstorms are expected during the afternoon, mainly over the northern half of Puerto Rico, including interior sectors, the north-central area, and the San Juan metropolitan area. ([NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -](https://noticel.com/noticias/20261020/advierten-sobre-oleaje-peligroso-en-las-playas-del-norte/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advierten-sobre-oleaje-peligroso-en-las-playas-del-norte), News) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:6a105142124814bff17e4f4560994c44fae2b40fc62595fe0321d1a8e9f4593e. Signed receipt mXL9eYpzPf8BPl6U4V3j... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://news.pr/story/67f9e3359d1d472dba7534f9c641429c/proof HTML edition: https://news.pr/story/67f9e3359d1d472dba7534f9c641429c A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.