Surfing
Try some surfing in Dominican Republic. Surfing is becoming more and more popular over the entire island. Dominican Republic does have a pretty decent surf happening. The average water temperature of about 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26 Celsius) so you do not need a wetsuit. The air temperature is on average in the high 80 degrees Fahrenheit (20¹s Celsius). The sun usually is shining, even when it rains and is cloudy it never lasts a long time. Another good thing is there are no sharks in the area. But the best thing, as always, is the people you will meet while enjoying the surf and sun. The best in the world!
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To find the surf reports this
web site has some good information for the North Coast.
Playa Encuentro - Caberete (North Coast)- The home of the Encuentro Classic Surf Competition. It is said that this is one of the better beaches to surf. This beach has an exposed reef break with a good surf that is best from winter into the spring months. It is a relatively safe beach in which to surf. It can become quite crowded at times because it is known to have some good surfing conditions at high and low tides. For the Surf report for this beach check out
surf forcast.com . (It also has other reports if you search around.)
Playa Canal - Caberete/Sosua area (North Cast) - Best for advanced surfers with its wind and ground swells.
Playa Preciosa - near Playa Grande - very consistent surf, hollow, fast and powerful - Experienced surfers
Playa El Chinchorro - (South Coast) - A tube lovers surf, intermediate
Playa Guibia - Santo Domingo (in front of Malecon Center)(South Coast) - intermediate level, crowded and a little dirty.
More on Playa Guibia...
Coco Pipe - near Puerto Plata (North Coast) - expert level
Destroyer - next to Encuentro near Cabarete (North Coast)- expert level
La Bahia - Located on the North Coast near Sosua Bay.
Playa Caleton - A nice quite, small beach with crystal clear waters. About 45 min, from Caberete(North Coast)
El Broke, Los Muros, Cayenas, El Pecao - Nagua beaches