Río San Juan, Dominican Republic

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María Trinidad Sánchez, the wider area. Photo: Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Río San Juan

Río San Juan is a town in María Trinidad Sánchez Province, Dominican Republic. From Río San Juan you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is La Punta, a surf spot 7.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is POP, 53 km away.

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Staying in Río San Juan

  • 11 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: POP, 53 km, AZS, 55 km, STI, 61 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 Río San Juan.

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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. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Río San Juan 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 Río San Juan: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Preciosa10.2 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft62 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots3 ft195 kJwind from the east, 8 knots5 ft584 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore4 ft294 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore4 ft219 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore4 ft218 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore3 ft174 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore
All readings for La Preciosa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Preciosa, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct28, too small2 ft9 shollow62kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots29°C
Mon 19Oct37, fair3 ft12 shollow195kJwind from the east, 8 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct54, good5 ft10 shollow584kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct63, good4 ft9 shollow294kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore29°C
Thu 22Oct65, good4 ft9 shollow219kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct71, good4 ft9 shollow218kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct60, good3 ft9 shollow174kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore29°C
La Punta7.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up2 ft63 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots3 ft234 kJwind from the east, 5 knots6 ft735 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots5 ft286 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot4 ft287 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore4 ft275 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore4 ft224 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore
All readings for La Punta: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Punta, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct33, too small2 ft8 shollow63kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair3 ft12 shollow234kJwind from the east, 5 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct0, too big6 ft10 shollow735kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct58, good5 ft9 shollow286kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot31°C
Thu 22Oct63, good4 ft9 shollow287kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct69, good4 ft9 shollow275kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 24Oct67, good4 ft9 shollow224kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Río San Juan, 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 Río San Juan

  • La Casona0.3 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Estrella Rio San JuanFrench · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Amilcar Empanadain the centre
  • Cafe de Paris0.2 km from the centre
  • Pollo Guillermo0.3 km from the centre
  • D'Oscar0.8 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