Is San Rafael good for beginners?

San Rafael is rated Beginner: the median wave is 0.9 m and 87% of days are mellow (0.4 to 1.2 m).

How warm is the water at San Rafael?

The yearly mean sea temperature is 28°C, so most of the year you want boardshorts.

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San Rafael 56.5

#3935 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 score56.5 /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 San Rafael

It rarely works. The nearest airport is PAP (136 km) and the nearest town is Barahona (19 km).

Month	Surfable	Clean	Size	Water	Suit
Jan	90%	0%	0.9 m	27°C	boardies
Feb	96%	0%	1.2 m	26°C	boardies
Mar	95%	0%	0.9 m	26°C	boardies
Apr	91%	0%	0.8 m	27°C	boardies
May	98%	0%	0.9 m	28°C	boardies
Jun	95%	0%	1.0 m	28°C	boardies
Jul	100%	0%	1.0 m	28°C	boardies
Aug	94%	0%	0.9 m	29°C	boardies
Sep	62%	0%	0.7 m	29°C	boardies
Oct	66%	0%	0.7 m	29°C	boardies
Nov	81%	0%	0.8 m	28°C	boardies
Dec	90%	0%	0.9 m	28°C	boardies

Why 56.5

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%

7.4

The detail

Faces 120° 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 18.030, -71.137 (OpenStreetMap).

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