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Destroyer, Dominican Republic

Stay in Sosúa: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Sosúa

  • Laramar Dive site · 0.5 km from Sosúa
  • Sosua Surf spot · 0.8 km from Sosúa
  • Sosua Bay Dive site · 0.8 km from Sosúa
  • 3 Rocks Dive site · 0.9 km from Sosúa
  • Sosúa Kite spot · 1.7 km from Sosúa
  • el tablon Surf spot · 1.8 km from Sosúa
  • Zingara Dive site · 3.3 km from Sosúa
  • Five Rocks Dive site · 3.6 km from Sosúa

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About Destroyer

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

The spot faces N (15°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (195°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 26°C in March, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sosúa, 6.6 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots, 1 wind sports spot and 1 dive site.

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 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 Destroyer.

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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

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct82 ft8 shollow56kJ29°C
Mon 19Oct133 ft7 shollow74kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct476 ft10 shollow653kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct365 ft9 shollow335kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct344 ft9 shollow287kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct305 ft9 shollow299kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct294 ft9 shollow261kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct213 ft8 shollow122kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct375 ft9 shollow361kJ29°C
Tue 27Oct395 ft9 shollow408kJ28°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 expert surfers. 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
    Surf el tablon

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Destroyer

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

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

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Sosúa each day: Destroyer, El canal, el tablon, Sosua.

The trip from Sosúa, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £665–£1,240 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 POP, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£225–£465
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
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£665–£1,240

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

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