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La Punta 66.3

#2749 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · María Trinidad Sánchez · near Nagua

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score66.3 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days9% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell15% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.8 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf La Punta

The best time to surf La Punta is January, September, October. It rarely works. In October the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is STI (75 km) and the nearest town is Nagua (38 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%15%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%4%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%11%1.4 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%8%1.2 m27°Cboardies
May100%6%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Jun98%0%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Jul99%0%1.1 m28°Cboardies
Aug99%0%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Sep99%23%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Oct98%30%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%12%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Dec99%11%1.3 m28°Cboardies

Why 66.3

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%
5.0
Groundswell 12%
2.7
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.7
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
8.2

The detail

Faces 0° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 61% of days. Mean peak period 8.9 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 57%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 19.678, -70.016 (OpenStreetMap).

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