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Playita, Dominican Republic

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About Playita

A reef dive. It goes down to 9 m. You get in from a boat. It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces NE: swell from the NE reaches it, and wind from the SW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.3 km away. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (3 mm wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (rash vest or 1 to 2 mm). For Open Water divers the best months are usually May, June, August and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Las Galeras. Within 5 km we also list 1 dive site.

  • What it is Reef.
  • How deep Down to 9 m.
  • Getting in From a boat.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 2.3 km away.

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Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

Water about 29°C: rash vest or 1 to 2 mm. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility about 25 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Apr, May, Jun and Jul (about 30 m).

This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives. Ask a dive centre before you book.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PUJ, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 25 from the airport to Playita.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: Sea 0.8 m. Wind 2 kn gusting 7.

The score for Open Water divers, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreSeaWindGusts
Sun 18Oct620.8 m5 kn15kn
Mon 19Oct630.8 m2 kn7kn
Tue 20Oct351.2 m3 kn15kn
Wed 21Oct491.0 m6 kn16kn
Thu 22Oct530.9 m3 kn9kn
Fri 23Oct481.0 m4 kn8kn
Sat 24Oct560.9 m7 kn19kn
Sun 25Oct630.8 m6 kn20knboats in
Mon 26Oct320.8 m9 kn22knboats in
Tue 27Oct411.1 m9 kn24kn

Day scores are the conditions out of 80, from the two best daylight readings: a morning and an afternoon dive. Sea is the open water's waves near the site, in metres. Wind and gusts are in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); "boats in" marks gusts that keep dive boats in. This week's visibility, the current and the life no free forecast gives.

The season

Good diving days in a typical week, each month, for Open Water divers, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast: the sea and the mean wind of each day, with no gusts or rain in the history.

Rough cost

About £660–£1,235 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price for a guided dive, so they are not in it.

  • Flights £235–£485
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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