Playa Punta Rucia, Puerto Plata Province — Punta Rucia. Photo: Man77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Punta Rucia

Punta Rucia is a town in Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic. From Punta Rucia you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Punta Rucia, a surf spot under 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is POP, 68 km away.

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Staying in Punta Rucia

13 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: POP, 68 km, STI, 80 km, CAP, 104 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 Rucia.

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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.

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: Expert

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Punta Rucia0 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft45 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

3 ft172 kJ

3 ft123 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

3 ft99 kJ

3 ft108 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Rucia, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	45kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	172kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	123kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	79kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	99kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	108kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots, offshore	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Punta Rucia, 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 Punta Rucia

Poseidon Restaurant BeachMediterranean · 0.1 km from the centre
El Negro Tours y Restaurante0.2 km from the centre
Blue Island0.4 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

Punta Rucia, Dominican Republic