Banzai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Dominican-Republic – South Coast)

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Banzai Spot ID:

Type: reef

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell S | Wind NW

Sea Temperature Today is: 27.9 °C

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Saturday, 18 May 2013, 16:13 Local time

m, °C	Fri	Saturday 18
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	ESE	SE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off

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Banzai on the South Coast is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. A right hand reef. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Dominican Republic wave energy surf 12 hr forecast

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For Santo Domingo (Ciudad Trujillo), Dominican Republic, 30 miles from Banzai.

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At Las Américas International Airport/Punta Caucedo, 7 km from Banzai.

light winds from the E

km/h

Continuous light rain

Air temperature
26.0 °C

Current weather near Banzai

Overall Banzai Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Visitor Reviews of Banzai

Er Duro from CANADA writes:

I grew up surfing in Santo Domingo and quite often surfed Banzai and nearby La Boya. Banzai is a short, but extremely powerful right breaker wave that peaks and barrels in a few seconds, so time is of the essence to get up, take a quick turn (no bottom turns here), ride a hollow barrel and kick out, as there is nothing left afterwards. Slowing your speed by dragging your arm into the face of the wave as the barrel comes upon you will allow for a deep barrel immersion, which maximizes the thrill. Best wind direction is NE, as it hollows the barrels even more. This spot has to be surfed early in the morning, as winds are usually onshore by 10 AM.

2012-07-24

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Banzai: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Boya	4 mi
Second closest break	Embassy Beach	14 mi
Third closest break	Small Cove-One	15 mi
Fourth closest break	Small Cove-Two	16 mi
Fifth closest break	Charittos Beach	17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Banzai:
Closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	347 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	383 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	424 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NE Bahamas Buoy	633 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	742 mi
Tide stations nearest to Banzai:
Closest tide station	Santo Domingo (Ciudad Trujillo)	19 mi
Second closest tide station	Santo Domingo	19 mi
Third closest tide station	Sanchez	54 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Barbara de Samana	55 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Mona Island	111 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Banzai:
Closest ski area	Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)	1412 mi
Second closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	1415 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1422 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1424 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1429 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Banzai:
Closest city location	Las Americas (Dominican Republic)	4 mi
Second closest city location	San Pedro de Macoris (Dominican Republic)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)	24 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bajos de Haina (Dominican Republic)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Hato Mayor del Rey (Dominican Republic)	32 mi

The closest passenger airport to Banzai is Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) Airport (SDQ) in Dominican Republic, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
The second nearest airport to Banzai is Herrera International (Santo Domingo) Airport (HEX), also in Dominican Republic, 39 km (24 miles) away.
Third is La Romana International Airport (LRM) in Dominican Republic, 72 km (45 miles) away.
Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) in Dominican Republic is 131 km (81 miles) away.
Cibao International (Santiago) Airport (STI), also in Dominican Republic is the fifth nearest airport to Banzai and is 152 km (94 miles) away.

Banzai break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Banzai, South Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view Banzai sea temperature, Banzai photographs, Banzai detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Banzai webcams, current wind from South Coast live weather stations and Banzai tide predictions. The Dominican Republic swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Dominican Republic and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Dominican Republic wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Banzai.

Banzai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Dominican-Republic – South Coast)

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Overall Banzai Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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