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Sosua Bay in Amber Coast is an exposed reef break that has very consistent waves. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north. There is a right breaking reef. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for urchins and rocks.

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Overall Sosua Bay 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 Sosua Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sosua Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Bahia	0 mi
Second closest break	La Boca	0 mi
Third closest break	El Canal	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Encuentro	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Yucca Bay	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sosua Bay:
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 Sosua Bay:
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
Ski Resorts closest to Sosua Bay:
Closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1313 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)	1327 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sosua Bay:
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 Sosua Bay is Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) Airport (POP) in Dominican Republic, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sosua Bay 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 Sosua Bay and is 176 km (109 miles) away.