Surfing in the Dominican Republic

surfing Dominican republic

Welcome to the Surfing in the Dominican Republic website, this website is made for people that are looking for information related to surfing in the DR. It covers areas like: Puerto Plata / Sosua / Cabarete / Rio San Juan.

You can find surf spot spot descriptions: how to get there, hazards and for what levels of surfers they are most suitable.

In the pictures / media section you can find more pictures of the Dominican Republic surf spots and we'll also be publishing videos of the good surfing days here in the Caribbean
The FAQ section we put in since we got a bit tired of answering the same questions by emails, we'd rather be surfing than answering your questions ;-)

Spots: Encuentro // Cabarete - Sosua

Posted by Surfing Cabarete on September 25, 2006
Surfing Encuentro

Just a few minutes drive west of Cabarete is the surf spot of Encuentro, Access is easy , excellent for surfers of all levels.
Read more in the spot guide

Surfing Dominican republic

Posted by Surfing Cabarete on September 25, 2006
We have just update the Surfing DR picture gallery.
Here's some samples:

surf camp Cabarete dr surf surfing DR Surfing Dominica

Latest surf forecast for the North Coast

Best time to surf in the DR

Posted by Surfing DR on November 2012
surfing Cabarete

When are the best waves in the DR?

The DR is blessed with surf able waves 320 days a year, yes sometimes the waves are only knee high, but with the right board there's almost always a wave to be surfed at Encuentro

Biggest waves season in the Caribbean:
Between October and April the biggest waves can be found, usually ranging between head high and 2 x overhead.
Between May and September the waves generally range between knee and head high, ideal for beginners and intermediates.

Surf lessons?
Learn to surf in Cabarete with Cabarete surf school