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Bayahibe, Dominican Republic

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About Bayahibe

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces SW, so wind from the NE 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 SW. Wind from the SW blows onshore, wind from the NE blows out to sea, and wind from the NW or SE runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 900 m out (1 in 89). The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Bayahibe. Within 5 km we also list 2 dive sites.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 20 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. 1 h 15 from the airport to Bayahibe.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Bayahibe
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knots9knoffnot safeflat
Mon 19Oct0, poorwind from the east, 2 knots7knoffnot safeflat
Tue 20Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 3 knots7knoffnot safeflat
Wed 21Oct0, poorwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots6knoffnot safeflat
Thu 22Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 2 knots6knsideflat
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot6knonchop
Sat 24Oct0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots10kncross-offchop
Sun 25Oct0, poorwind from the south, 5 knots20knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots14knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct0, poorwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots10knsidechop

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 1h 15 by road. About 9h 20 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 3 kn gusting 7, offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: flat.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

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

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 6, side-shore. Water: flat.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 1 kn gusting 6, onshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 5 kn gusting 10, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 1h 15 by road. About 9h 20 door to door

Rough cost

About £660–£1,235 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 £235–£485
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £70–£115
  • Stay £165–£280
  • Food £155–£290

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