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Playa Goleta in Amber Coast is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. Both right (best) and left reef breaks.. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for urchins, rocks, sharks and coral.

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Overall Playa Goleta 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 Playa Goleta

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Goleta:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Outers	1 mi
Second closest break	Cabarete	1 mi
Third closest break	Coco Pipe	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Gun Point	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Bird Lookout	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Goleta:
Closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	285 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	360 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	507 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NE Bahamas Buoy	536 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Atlantic South Buoy	710 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Goleta:
Closest tide station	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic	19 mi
Second closest tide station	Sanchez, Dominican Republic	65 mi
Third closest tide station	Santa Barbara de Samana, Dominican Republic	80 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Massacre, Rivière du entrance, Haiti	88 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	96 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Goleta:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1317 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1319 mi
Third closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1323 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1330 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	1331 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Goleta:
Closest city location	Cabarete (Dominican Republic)	0 mi
Second closest city location	Jamao al Norte (Dominican Republic)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Sosua (Dominican Republic)	7 mi
Fourth closest city location	Gaspar Hernandez (Dominican Republic)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Veragua Arriba (Dominican Republic)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Goleta is Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) Airport (POP) in Dominican Republic, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Goleta 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, 150 km (93 miles) away.
• Las Americas International (Santo Domingo) Airport (SDQ) in Dominican Republic is 166 km (103 miles) away.
• Maria Montez International (Barahona) Airport (BRX), also in Dominican Republic is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Goleta and is 183 km (114 miles) away.