La Boya, Dominican Republic

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Boca Chica, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SDQ (SDQ), 4 km.

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About La Boya

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

The spot faces SE (126°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (306°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually July, November and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Boca Chica, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SDQ (SDQ), 4 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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

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From Chicago: about 10 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PUJ, direct.
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Getting there. 2 h 40 from the airport to La Boya.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Boca Chica, 3 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: SDQ (SDQ), 4 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Boya, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	1 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	13kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	27°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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 2h 40 by road. About 10h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf La Boya
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 2h 40 by road. About 10h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £560–£1,060 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to PUJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£235–£485
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£560–£1,060

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

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