Cosón, Dominican Republic

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About Cosón

Cosón is a town in Samaná Province, Dominican Republic. From Cosón you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is El Coson, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is AZS, 15 km away.

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Staying in Cosón

  • 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: AZS, 15 km, JBQ, 90 km, SDQ, 97 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Cosón.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Cosón too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Cosón: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Balata1.5 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Las Terrenas, 7 km2 ft57 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small5 ft428 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too big4 ft218 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too big3 ft150 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too big3 ft165 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair3 ft110 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, good2 ft65 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore, fair
All readings for Balata: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Balata, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct34, too small2 ft8 smushy57kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot30°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big5 ft10 ssoft428kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big4 ft9 ssoft218kJwind from the south, 2 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big3 ft8 ssoft150kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair3 ft9 ssoft165kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore26°C
Sat 24Oct64, good3 ft9 ssoft110kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore31°C
Sun 25Oct43, fair2 ft8 ssoft65kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore28°C
La conde2.1 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Las Terrenas, 4 km2 ft57 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, fair5 ft428 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too big4 ft218 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too big3 ft150 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too big3 ft165 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, fair3 ft96 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, good2 ft65 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore, good
All readings for La conde: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at La conde, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct42, fair2 ft8 s57kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot30°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big5 ft10 s428kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big4 ft9 s218kJwind from the south, 2 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big3 ft8 s150kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair3 ft9 s165kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore26°C
Sat 24Oct63, good3 ft9 s96kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore31°C
Sun 25Oct52, good2 ft8 s65kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore28°C
El Coson0.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft57 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore5 ft428 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot4 ft216 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore3 ft150 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore3 ft162 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore3 ft116 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore2 ft65 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore
All readings for El Coson: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Coson, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct31, too small2 ft8 s57kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore30°C
Tue 20Oct56, good5 ft10 s428kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Wed 21Oct68, good4 ft9 s216kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct64, good3 ft8 s150kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct64, good3 ft9 s162kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore26°C
Sat 24Oct52, good3 ft9 s116kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore31°C
Sun 25Oct37, fair2 ft8 s65kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cosón, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Cosón

  • FusionItalian · 1.8 km from the centre
  • Le MarchéBuffet · 1.8 km from the centre
  • MediterrenasMediterranean · 1.8 km from the centre
  • Caffe Coson0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurante luis0.5 km from the centre
  • Rancho tipi coco son0.9 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits