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About Sosúa

Sosúa is a town in Puerto Plata Province, Dominican Republic. From Sosúa you can reach 7 surf spots, 2 kite spots, 2 windsurf spots and 5 dive sites. The nearest is Laramar, a dive site 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 94 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is POP, 6 km away.

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Staying in Sosúa

94 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: POP, 6 km, STI, 41 km, AZS, 98 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 Sosúa.

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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 Sosúa each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Sosúa too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for beginnersUnder 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 Expert

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el tablon1.8 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft180 kJ

6 ft657 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

4 ft236 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

3 ft79 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at el tablon, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	50, good	2 ft13 shollow	180kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	657kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 shollow	300kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft8 shollow	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 shollow	236kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	4 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot	28°C
Sun 25Oct	60, good	3 ft8 shollow	79kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	29°C

Cabarete12 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Cabarete, 1 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft85 kJ

6 ft757 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

4 ft188 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cabarete, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft7 shollow	85kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	31°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	757kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	5 ft9 shollow	294kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft8 shollow	222kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	58, good	4 ft9 shollow	295kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft9 shollow	188kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	32°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	3 ft8 shollow	101kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	29°C

Coco Pipe7.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Cabarete, 5 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft85 kJ

6 ft757 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

4 ft188 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Coco Pipe, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 shollow	85kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	757kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	5 ft9 shollow	294kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft8 shollow	222kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft9 shollow	295kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft9 shollow	188kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 shollow	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Destroyer6.6 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft78 kJ

6 ft709 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft215 kJ

4 ft297 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Destroyer, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	3 ft8 shollow	78kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	709kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft9 shollow	275kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	4 ft8 shollow	215kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft9 shollow	297kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft9 shollow	186kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 shollow	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

El canal4.7 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft78 kJ

6 ft709 kJ

4 ft275 kJ

4 ft215 kJ

4 ft297 kJ

4 ft186 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El canal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	35, too small	3 ft8 shollow	78kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	709kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	57, good	4 ft9 shollow	275kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	65, good	4 ft8 shollow	215kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft9 shollow	297kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft9 shollow	186kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 shollow	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Encuentro7.5 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Cabarete, 5 kmIntermediate and up

3 ft85 kJ

6 ft757 kJ

5 ft294 kJ

4 ft222 kJ

4 ft295 kJ

4 ft188 kJ

3 ft101 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Encuentro, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft7 shollow	85kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	757kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	55, good	5 ft9 shollow	294kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	64, good	4 ft8 shollow	222kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	54, good	4 ft9 shollow	295kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	58, good	4 ft9 shollow	188kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	45, fair	3 ft8 shollow	101kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	29°C

Sosua0.8 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

2 ft180 kJ

6 ft657 kJ

4 ft300 kJ

4 ft199 kJ

4 ft280 kJ

4 ft184 kJ

3 ft102 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Sosua, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	12, too small	2 ft13 shollow	180kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	6 ft10 shollow	657kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft9 shollow	300kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	4 ft8 scrumbling	199kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	4 ft9 shollow	280kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	4 ft9 shollow	184kJ	wind from the south-east, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	17, too small	3 ft8 shollow	102kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Sosúa, 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 Sosúa

Sosúa 1.7 km · stays here
Encuentro 7.1 km · stays here

Windsurf near Sosúa

Sosúa 1.7 km · stays here
Encuentro 7.1 km · stays here

Dive near Sosúa

Laramar 0.5 km · stays here
Sosua Bay 0.8 km · stays here
3 Rocks 0.9 km · stays here
Zingara 3.3 km · stays here
Five Rocks 3.6 km · stays here

Places to eat near Sosúa

Tokyo SushiBarSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
Germany Bar and GrillGerman · 0.5 km from the centre
Katy's Bar SosuaBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centre
Stix Asian FusionAsian · 0.6 km from the centre
El Toro NegroMexican · 0.8 km from the centre
The Treehouse Bar / RestaurantSeafood · 0.8 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

Sosúa, Dominican Republic

About Sosúa

Staying in Sosúa

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Where it is

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