About Paraíso

Paraíso is a town in Barahona Province, Dominican Republic. From Paraíso you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is El Manda, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is BRX, 29 km away.

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Staying in Paraíso

9 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: BRX, 29 km, PAP, 136 km, JBQ, 140 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 Paraíso.

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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 Paraíso each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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

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El Manda0.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Manda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 shollow	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	9kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 shollow	17kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	2 ft5 shollow	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft5 shollow	36kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	44, fair	3 ft5 shollow	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	27°C

Patos4.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Patos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	2 ft4 shollow	15kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 shollow	9kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 shollow	17kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	2 ft4 shollow	21kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	3 ft5 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	3 ft5 shollow	38kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	27°C

San Rafael6.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Rafael, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	2 ft4 shollow	14kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	9kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 shollow	18kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	2 ft5 shollow	21kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	3 ft5 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	3 ft5 shollow	38kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	26°C

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

Paraíso, Dominican Republic

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Where it is

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