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Surf Break: Encuentro

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Surf Break: Encuentro

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Surf Break: Encuentro

Encuentro in Amber Coast is an exposed reef break that has reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. Both right (best) and left reef breaks.. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for urchins, rips, rocks and sharks.

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Overall Encuentro 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 Encuentro

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Encuentro:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Canal	0 mi
Second closest break	La Bahia	1 mi
Third closest break	La Boca	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Sosua Bay	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Yellow Rock Reef	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Encuentro:
Closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	283 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	367 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	513 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NE Bahamas Buoy	534 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Atlantic South Buoy	714 mi
Tide stations nearest to Encuentro:
Closest tide station	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Sanchez, Dominican Republic	71 mi
Third closest tide station	Massacre, Rivière du entrance, Haiti	81 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santa Barbara de Samana, Dominican Republic	87 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	100 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Encuentro:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1312 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1314 mi
Third closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1319 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1326 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	1326 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Encuentro:
Closest city location	Sosua (Dominican Republic)	0 mi
Second closest city location	Cabarete (Dominican Republic)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Jamao al Norte (Dominican Republic)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Puerto Plata (Dominican Republic)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pedro Garcia (Dominican Republic)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Encuentro is Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) Airport (POP) in Dominican Republic, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Encuentro is Cibao International (Santiago) Airport (STI), also in Dominican Republic, 41 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is Herrera International (Santo Domingo) Airport (HEX) in Dominican Republic, 155 km (96 miles) away.
• Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) Airport (SDQ) in Dominican Republic is 174 km (108 miles) away.
• Cap Haitien Airport (CAP) in Haiti is the fifth nearest airport to Encuentro and is 175 km (109 miles) away.