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Sosua 69.3

#2570 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · Puerto Plata · near Puerto Plata

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

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score69.3 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days12% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell13% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.7 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Sosua

The best time to surf Sosua is January, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is STI (38 km) and the nearest town is Puerto Plata (18 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%22%1.3 m27°Cboardies
Feb99%7%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%19%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Apr100%9%1.1 m27°Cboardies
May100%7%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Jun97%0%0.9 m27°Cboardies
Jul99%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Aug99%1%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Sep100%28%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Oct98%25%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Nov100%13%1.2 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%17%1.3 m28°Cboardies

Why 69.3

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%
7.0
Groundswell 12%
2.2
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.7
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
9.7

The detail

Faces 325° with 33% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 97% of days. Mean peak period 8.7 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 58%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 19.767, -70.516 (OpenStreetMap).

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