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Yucca Bay in Amber Coast is a fairly exposed reef and point break that has dependable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northeast. A right hand reef When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include urchins, rocks, sharks and coral.

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Overall Yucca 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Yucca Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	El Canal	1 mi
Second closest break	Encuentro	1 mi
Third closest break	Yellow Rock Reef	1 mi
Fourth closest break	La Bahia	1 mi
Fifth closest break	La Boca	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Yucca Bay:
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	533 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Atlantic South Buoy	713 mi
Tide stations nearest to Yucca 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	101 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Yucca Bay:
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	Hawksnest (United States)	1326 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	1326 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Yucca 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)	15 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Yucca Bay is Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) Airport (POP) in Dominican Republic, 6 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Yucca Bay is Cibao International (Santiago) Airport (STI), also in Dominican Republic, 42 km (26 miles) away.
• Third is Herrera International (Santo Domingo) Airport (HEX) in Dominican Republic, 156 km (97 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 Yucca Bay and is 176 km (109 miles) away.