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Cabarete in Amber Coast is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Ideal winds are from the southwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Cabarete Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Dominican-Republic - Amber Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Cabarete

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Cabarete:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Outers	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa Goleta	1 mi
Third closest break	Coco Pipe	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Gun Point	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Bird Lookout	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cabarete:
Closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	286 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	359 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	505 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NE Bahamas Buoy	536 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Atlantic South Buoy	710 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cabarete:
Closest tide station	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	21 mi
Second closest tide station	Sanchez, Dominican Republic	63 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Barbara de Samana, Dominican Republic	78 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Massacre, Rivière du entrance, Haiti	89 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	95 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cabarete:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1318 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1320 mi
Third closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1324 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1331 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	1332 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cabarete:
Closest city location	Cabarete (Dominican Republic)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Jamao al Norte (Dominican Republic)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Sosua (Dominican Republic)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Gaspar Hernandez (Dominican Republic)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Veragua Arriba (Dominican Republic)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cabarete is Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) Airport (POP) in Dominican Republic, 19 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cabarete is Cibao International (Santiago) Airport (STI), also in Dominican Republic, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is Herrera International (Santo Domingo) Airport (HEX) in Dominican Republic, 148 km (92 miles) away.
• Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) Airport (SDQ) in Dominican Republic is 164 km (102 miles) away.
• Maria Montez International (Barahona) Airport (BRX), also in Dominican Republic is the fifth nearest airport to Cabarete and is 183 km (114 miles) away.