Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic

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Cabo Cabrón, (Rincón Beach) Samaná, DR
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About Las Terrenas

Las Terrenas is a town in Samaná Province, Dominican Republic. From Las Terrenas you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Las Terrenas, a kite and windsurf spot 1.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 115 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is AZS, 21 km away.

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Staying in Las Terrenas

  • 115 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: AZS, 21 km, JBQ, 94 km, SDQ, 99 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 Las Terrenas.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Las Terrenas each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Las Terrenas too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder 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 Las Terrenas: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Balata7.3 kmabout 15 min by car2 ft57 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, too small5 ft396 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too big4 ft239 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too big3 ft161 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too big4 ft186 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too big3 ft116 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day
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
Sun 18Oct30, too small2 ft8 ssoft57kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct31, too small2 ft7 smushy47kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big5 ft10 ssoft396kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big4 ft9 ssoft239kJwind from the south, 2 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big3 ft9 ssoft161kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big4 ft9 ssoft186kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct58, good3 ft9 ssoft116kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore31°C
La conde4 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft57 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, fair2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, fair5 ft396 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too big4 ft239 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too big3 ft161 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too big4 ft186 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, too big3 ft116 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 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
Sun 18Oct37, fair2 ft8 s57kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct39, fair2 ft7 s47kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big5 ft10 s396kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Wed 21Oct0, too big4 ft9 s239kJwind from the south, 2 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big3 ft9 s161kJwind from the south, 3 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct0, too big4 ft9 s186kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots26°C
Sat 24Oct57, good3 ft9 s116kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore31°C
El Coson6.3 kmabout 15 min by carStays in CosónIntermediate and up2 ft57 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots2 ft47 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots5 ft396 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot4 ft209 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore4 ft188 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore4 ft186 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore3 ft146 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
Sun 18Oct28, too small2 ft8 s57kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct29, too small2 ft7 s47kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct59, good5 ft10 s396kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot30°C
Wed 21Oct68, good4 ft9 s209kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct67, good4 ft9 s188kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Fri 23Oct66, good4 ft9 s186kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore26°C
Sat 24Oct58, good3 ft9 s146kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore31°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Las Terrenas, 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).

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Places to eat near Las Terrenas

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