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La Bahia ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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La Bahia Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Dominican-Republic – Amber Coast)

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Name: La Bahia
Type: reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: N Offshore Wind: SSE

La Bahia in Amber Coast is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north. A reef breaks left. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of urchins, rocks, sharks and coral.

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Overall La Bahia Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Bahia:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Sosua Bay 0 mi
Second closest break El Canal 1 mi
Third closest break Encuentro 1 mi
Fourth closest break La Boca 1 mi
Fifth closest break Yucca Bay 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to La Bahia:

Closest wave buoy East of Bahamas Buoy 284 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 715 mi

Tide stations nearest to La Bahia:

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 86 mi
Fifth closest tide station Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 99 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to La Bahia:

Closest ski area Mount Pleasant (United States) 1017 mi
Second closest ski area Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States) 1303 mi
Third closest ski area Sapphire Valley (United States) 1305 mi
Fourth closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1313 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1314 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to La Bahia:

Closest city location Sosua (Dominican Republic) 1 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) 12 mi
Fifth closest city location Pedro Garcia (Dominican Republic) 14 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to La Bahia is Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) Airport (POP) in Dominican Republic, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to La Bahia is Cibao International (Santiago) Airport (STI), also in Dominican Republic, 40 km (25 miles) away.
  • Third is Herrera International (Santo Domingo) Airport (HEX) in Dominican Republic, 154 km (96 miles) away.
  • Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) Airport (SDQ) in Dominican Republic is 173 km (107 miles) away.
  • Cap Haitien Airport (CAP) in Haiti is the fifth nearest airport to La Bahia and is 175 km (109 miles) away.
La Bahia break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for La Bahia, Dominican-Republic - Amber Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view La Bahia sea temperature, La Bahia photographs, La Bahia detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, La Bahia webcams, current wind from Dominican-Republic - Amber Coast live weather stations and La Bahia 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 La Bahia.