Surfing in the Dominican Republic

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Here I had thought that the best surfing in the DR was on the south side of the island. DOn't remember the name, but East of La Romana. I don't surf, never have, but I thought any surfing article would be about here.
 
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Derfish said:
Here I had thought that the best surfing in the DR was on the south side of the island. DOn't remember the name, but East of La Romana. I don't surf, never have, but I thought any surfing article would be about here.
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The only southern beach with anything resembling waves is Embassy Beach/Playa Caribe, and I've only seen body surfing there
 
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AlterEgo said:
The only southern beach with anything resembling waves is Embassy Beach/Playa Caribe, and I've only seen body surfing there
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OK thanks, thinking it over I guess it was scuba diving I saw wherever it was. A Spanish name of course, but kind of like Winona or Westeria or Waverly. Can't find it on the map right here and now.
 
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The first surf pictures from the OP are from Playa Preciosa/ El Barco Bay, just east of Playa Grande.
 
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Strong breeze and several kite surfers in Bavaro yesterday. Near Los Corales. This is often the case when there is wind (not that I can get anyone here to say viento. It's always a breeze of varying strength.)
 
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Derfish said:
OK thanks, thinking it over I guess it was scuba diving I saw wherever it was. A Spanish name of course, but kind of like Winona or Westeria or Waverly. Can't find it on the map right here and now.
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Derfish, if it was east of La Romana and Scuba it would most likely have been Bayahibe. I dove there with my son before. Best in the area.
 
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AlterEgo said:
The only southern beach with anything resembling waves is Embassy Beach/Playa Caribe, and I've only seen body surfing there
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As far as I know, the main surf beach is Encuentro in Cabarete and then the other locale out near Playa Grande. Nobody that comes here for water sports speaks of south coast waves. By far and away the main current water sports attraction is Kite Surfing in Cabarete, no matter how good the regular surfing is.
 
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Macao (East coast north of Bavaro), La Punta SW of the capital in San Cristobal province, Bahoruco in the far SW and Encuentro near Cabarete are the best known surf beaches.
 
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Chirimoya said:
Macao (East coast north of Bavaro), La Punta SW of the capital in San Cristobal province, Bahoruco in the far SW and Encuentro near Cabarete are the best known surf beaches.
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Exactly where is La Punta? We don't know it, and it must be very near us.
 
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Don't know the exact location - it's not on Google Maps. If you've seen the Pico Duarte/Everest movie "La Montaña" the surfing scenes were filmed there.
 
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Chirimoya said:
Don't know the exact location - it's not on Google Maps. If you've seen the Pico Duarte/Everest movie "La Montaña" the surfing scenes were filmed there.
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I know there are a couple of "no-name" beaches that you have to drive down kind of scary, rutted dirt roads to reach. We'll have to ask. You're sure it's in SC province?

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Playa Grande
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Nope, she's talking about a beach on the south coast, just west of Santo Domingo.
 
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It's mentioned in the Fedosurf website. Surfer friends also mentioned it being in San Cristóbal province.

Las playas del país tienen diferente calificación en la calidad del surf que brindan, entre las mejores...
...en la Costa Sur: “La Boya” en Andrés Boca Chica, “La Punta” en San Cristóbal” y “Playa Bahoruco” en Barahona.
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This article also mentions a Playa "Patho" (or Pato) in Nizao
http://www.listindiario.com/la-vida/2013/08/07/287345/las-playas-del-surf
 
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La Punta is on the west side of Playa Grande. Go there and check it out. If you surf bring your board, or not.
 
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