Continent
Caribbean
Country
Dominican Republic
Next Big City
Santo Domingo
Next Town
Las Salinas
 
Type:
Ocean
Rider Ability:
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert
Features:
Rooms, Food, Parking

Water

Type:
Flat, Chop
Hazards:
None
Quality:
Clean
Best Tide:
Tide independent

No tide, flat with little chop, no waves.

Beach

Type:
Sand
Size:
Medium
Hazards:
None
Beach Users:
No information

Sandy beach, enough space to launch.

Weather

Spring:
Shorts
Summer:
Shorts
Fall:
Shorts
Winter:
Shorts

Warm temperatures, no need for wetsuits. You can find wind all year round. It almost never rains.

Wind

Best Months:
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August
Wind Type:
Thermal, Trade
Best Direction:
NE, ENE, E
Main Direction:
NE, ENE, E

The wind can be gusty sometimes because of thermal winds and ranges between 10-35 knots all year round. The usual direction is sideonshore.



How to get there

Transport
Car
Access
Short walk

From Las Americas airport take a taxi to Santo Domingo and from there rent a car and take a 1 hr drive to Bani which is to the west of Santo Domingo. From there follow the signs to Salinas. There's only 1 hotel there but it's very good.

Extra information

Rules
None

The spot is really good, there's nobody there during the week days, and on the weekend is mostly 5-10 windsurfers and 1-2 kitesurfers.

Nightlife

No information