Picking up swell from the same storms as neighboring Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic is a different experience than Puerto Rico. There is no localism and visiting surfers have the chance to explore and get waves all alone! The North Coast of the Dominican Republic is less than a 2hr flight from Miami and under 4hrs from New York. Our surf house is a 30minute ride from the international airport of Puerto Plata.
Travel Special - 20% OFFThe Dominican Republic is an awesome surf destination that sits between Cuba and Puerto Rico. The rugged North Coast of the Dominican Republic has many reefs, beaches and rivermouths with consistent year round surf and no crowds, making it one of the best surf trips available. In addition to the consistent Easterly trade swell, the North Coast catches Atlantic groundswell from Nov-April and hurricane surf season is best in September-October. The North Coast of the Dominican Republic is warm, lush and inexpensive making it one of the top surf vacations in the region. The Dominican Republic is the perfect surf trip getaway for East Coast surfers looking a step beyond the crowded breaks in Puerto Rico and Barbados.
WEATHER
The climate of the Dominican Republic is mostly tropical. The annual average temperature is 25 °C (77 °F). At higher elevations, the temperature averages 18 °C (64.4 °F) while near sea level the average temperature is 28 °C (82.4 °F). Low temperatures of 0 °C (32 °F) are possible in the mountains while high temperatures of 40 °C (104 °F) are possible in protected valleys. January and February are the coolest months of the year, while August is the hottest month. Some snowflakes can fall in rare occasions on the top of the Pico Duarte.
The wet season along the northern coast lasts from November through January. Elsewhere, the wet season stretches from May through November, with May being the wettest month. Average annual rainfall is 1,500 millimetres (59.1 in) countrywide, with individual locations in the Valle de Neiba seeing averages as low as 350 millimetres (13.8 in) while the Cordillera Oriental averages 2,740 millimetres (107.9 in). The driest part of the country lies in the west. Tropical cyclones strike the country every couple of years, with 65 percent of the impacts along the southern coast. Hurricanes are most likely between August and October. The last time a category 5 hurricane struck the country was Hurricane David in 1979.