Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

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About Punta Cana

Punta Cana is a town in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic. From Punta Cana you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 kite spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 dive site. The nearest is Punta Cana Reef, a dive site 4.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PUJ, 1 km away.

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Staying in Punta Cana

  • 36 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PUJ, 1 km, LRM, 58 km, BQN, 131 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Punta Cana 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Punta Cana: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Coco nuts18.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Bávaro, 3 km2 ft93 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, fair3 ft81 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small6 ft681 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, too big4 ft251 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, good4 ft225 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore, good5 ft323 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, good4 ft247 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, good
All readings for Coco nuts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coco nuts, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct37, fair2 ft9 ssoft93kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct35, too small3 ft8 ssoft81kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft10 ssoft681kJwind from the south, 4 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct55, good4 ft9 ssoft251kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct59, good4 ft9 ssoft225kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct55, good5 ft9 ssoft323kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct54, good4 ft9 ssoft247kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots28°C
Cap Cana Channel6.2 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft94 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, fair3 ft77 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, good3 ft159 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, fair3 ft95 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft143 kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, fair3 ft61 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, poor
All readings for Cap Cana Channel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cap Cana Channel, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct36, fair3 ft8 ssoft94kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct29, too small3 ft8 ssoft77kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct51, good3 ft11 ssoft225kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct39, fair3 ft9 ssoft159kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct32, too small3 ft8 ssoft95kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct39, fair3 ft10 ssoft143kJwind from the south-south-east, 3 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct34, poor3 ft6 smushy61kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots28°C

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

Kite near Punta Cana

Windsurf near Punta Cana

Dive near Punta Cana

Places to eat near Punta Cana

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