About Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo is a town in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic. From Santo Domingo you can reach 1 surf spot and 3 dive sites. The nearest is Guibia, a surf spot 1.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 137 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is JBQ, 15 km away.

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Staying in Santo Domingo

137 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: JBQ, 15 km, SDQ, 24 km, AZS, 90 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 Santo Domingo.

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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.

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

Spot

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Guibia1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft10 kJ

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Guibia, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 shollow	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 shollow	8kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft5 shollow	7kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft4 shollow	15kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	3 ft5 shollow	36kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	29°C

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

Dive near Santo Domingo

St. George Wreck 1.3 km · stays here
Atlantic Princess Wreck 4.1 km · stays here
La Caleta Underwater Park 15.7 km · stays here

Places to eat near Santo Domingo

Lechonera MotaBarbecue · 0.1 km from the centre
The Pizza HousePizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Bar y Restaurante AméricaSpanish · 0.3 km from the centre
Pollo ReyChicken · 0.3 km from the centre
Manjar RestauranteBar and grill · 0.4 km from the centre
Mi Casita de CampoCaribbean · 0.4 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

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic