El Broke Surf Guide

El Broke in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic is an exposed beach break that has very consistent surf. Winter and spring are the optimum times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the east northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of - Urchins - Rips / undertow - Localism - Sharks.

El Broke Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach3very consistent
28.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Broke:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Broke occur when a East-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

What's the best time of year to surf El Broke (for consistent clean waves)?

octoberBest Season: autumn
The best time of year for surfing El Broke with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn  and most often the month of October. Clean surfable waves are typically found 16% of the time in October while 77% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
16%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
77%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
7%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Broke Location Map

Interactive El Broke surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to El Broke is Cibao International (Santiago) Airport (STI) in Dominican Republic, 79 km (49 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Broke is Gregorio Luperon International (Puerto Plata) Airport (POP), also in Dominican Republic, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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El Broke Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:28 Local Time
Wednesday 06
5AM8AM11AM2PM
Wave (m)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
N
Period (s) 10 10 10 8
Wind (km/h)
10
10
10
15
Wind State cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
on

Swell History at El Broke

Surf stats for El Broke, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at El Broke

Wind stats for El Broke, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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