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cabeza de toro kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Dominican Republic · La Altagracia

Spot currently openIntermediate level 18.64 | -68.35

Overview

Cabeza de Toro is a kitesurfing spot located on the east coast of the Dominican Republic, near Punta Cana. The beach offers regular wind conditions thanks to the trade winds, with open water facing the Atlantic. The spot is suited to intermediate riders, with good chop and moderate waves. The area is lined with hotel resorts.
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Spot forecast for cabeza de toro

Sunrise 06:28 · Sunset 18:07

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 4.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now02:410.3 m08:330.2 m15:520.5 m23:080.2 m03:510.3 m09:440.2 m16:350.5 m23:360.2 m04:550.4 m10:580.2 m17:150.4 m00:030.2 m05:500.4 m12:060.2 m17:540.4 m00:290.2 m06:400.5 m13:080.2 m18:330.4 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.3 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.4 m

cabeza de toro: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

387h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to August, peaking in July: 27 rideable days a month and 387 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is October, at 13.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 24 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 24 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 23 rideable days M April: 24 rideable days A May: 23.5 rideable days M June: 27 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 22 rideable days S October: 13.5 rideable days13.5 d O November: 21 rideable days N December: 21.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 188 mm.

Monthly averages: cabeza de toro
Monthly averages — cabeza de toro — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 24.0 253 h 27 °C 66 mm
February 22.0 229 h 27 °C 75 mm
March 23.0 227 h 28 °C 48 mm
April 24.0 245 h 28 °C 107 mm
May 23.5 236 h 29 °C 184 mm
June 27.0 344 h 30 °C 180 mm
July 31.0 387 h 30 °C 132 mm
August 27.5 306 h 30 °C 119 mm
September 22.0 172 h 30 °C 175 mm
October 13.5 109 h 30 °C 180 mm
November 21.0 187 h 28 °C 188 mm
December 21.5 209 h 27 °C 123 mm

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Technical details of cabeza de toro spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: NE, SE.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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