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Guibia, Dominican Republic

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About Guibia

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (163°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (343°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 4). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hard and thick, like a slab. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, June and July, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santo Domingo, 1.3 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → PUJ · Skyscanner from about £235 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 05 from the airport to Guibia.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Santo DomingoAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Guibia does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct202 ft4 shollow10kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct172 ft4 shollow8kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct121 ft4 shollow4kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct111 ft4 shollow4kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct161 ft5 shollow7kJ27°C
Fri 23Oct222 ft4 shollow15kJ27°C
Sat 24Oct423 ft5 shollow34kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct373 ft5 shollow33kJ28°C
Mon 26Oct272 ft5 shollow17kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct242 ft5 shollow13kJ29°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 3h 05 by road. About 11h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 1 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Guibia

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 3h 05 by road. About 11h 10 door to door

The trip from Santo Domingo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £725–£1,340 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PUJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£235–£485
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£725–£1,340

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Santo Domingo

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

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