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El Manda 56.3

#3960 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · Barahona · near Barahona

Very consistent, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score56.3 /100
Surfable days88% of the year
Clean days0% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell0% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 2.9 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf El Manda

It rarely works. The nearest airport is PAP (136 km) and the nearest town is Barahona (24 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan90%0%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Feb96%0%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Mar95%0%0.9 m26°Cboardies
Apr91%0%0.8 m27°Cboardies
May98%0%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Jun95%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Aug94%0%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Sep62%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Oct66%0%0.7 m29°Cboardies
Nov81%0%0.8 m28°Cboardies
Dec90%0%0.9 m28°Cboardies

Why 56.3

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
0.0
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
7.3

The detail

Faces 130° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 37% of days. Mean peak period 6.6 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 87%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 17.989, -71.162 (OpenStreetMap).

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