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Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

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About Puerto Plata

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

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

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 67). The sea is about 26°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually July and August, with about 7 good days in 7; in October, about 4. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Puerto Plata.

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From Chicago: about 11 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to POP, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

    See flights MDW → POP · Skyscanner from about £225 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Puerto Plata.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 6 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.8 m.

The score for windsurf, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4719knside-on0.8 mwaves
Mon 19Oct4915knside-on0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct08kncross-off1.6 mwaves
Wed 21Oct07knoffnot safe1.4 mwaves
Thu 22Oct06knoffnot safe1.2 mwaves
Fri 23Oct06knside-on1.3 mwaves
Sat 24Oct1219knside-on1.2 mwaves
Sun 25Oct09knoffnot safe1.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct06knoffnot safe1.1 mwaves
Tue 27Oct05kncross-off1.6 mwaves

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May6of 7
  6. Jun6of 7
  7. Jul7of 7
  8. Aug7of 7
  9. Sep5of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec5of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to POP, changing at ATL, then 35 min by road. About 11h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 8, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.6 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 7, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.4 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 6, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, side-onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 1.3 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 19, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to POP, changing at ATL, then 35 min by road. About 11h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £605–£1,140 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £225–£465
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Taxi £25–£40
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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