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la boca | rio yasica kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Dominican Republic · Puerto Plata

Spot currently openBeginner levelAltitude 2 m 19.71 | -70.37

Overview

La Boca / Rio Yasica is a spot located east of Cabarete, at the mouth of the Yasica River. The spot offers a mix of fresh and salt water with a relatively protected body of water. Conditions are suited to beginners and intermediates, with calmer water than the exposed spots in Cabarete. The trade winds arrive side-shore.
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Spot forecast for la boca | rio yasica

Sunrise 06:37 · Sunset 18:14

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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 4.2 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 Now02:300.5 m08:240.2 m15:160.6 m21:580.3 m03:330.5 m09:280.3 m16:070.6 m22:420.3 m04:330.5 m10:320.3 m16:540.6 m23:210.2 m05:260.6 m11:330.3 m17:390.6 m23:580.2 m06:140.7 m12:300.2 m18:240.6 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.6 m

la boca | rio yasica: 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

362h

in July · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 28 rideable days a month and 362 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is October, at 18.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 23 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d O November: 24 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 23 rideable days J February: 22 rideable days F March: 22.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days A May: 27 rideable days M June: 27.5 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 27.5 rideable days A September: 27 rideable days S October: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d O November: 24 rideable days N December: 22.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 92%13-20 knots · 8%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 92% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 28 °C. The wettest month is April, with 194 mm.

Monthly averages: la boca | rio yasica
Monthly averages — la boca | rio yasica — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 23.0 217 h 28 °C 82 mm
February 22.0 200 h 28 °C 62 mm
March 22.5 211 h 29 °C 56 mm
April 23.5 215 h 28 °C 194 mm
May 27.0 264 h 30 °C 98 mm
June 27.5 327 h 31 °C 84 mm
July 31.0 362 h 31 °C 63 mm
August 27.5 289 h 31 °C 88 mm
September 27.0 251 h 32 °C 80 mm
October 18.5 159 h 31 °C 139 mm
November 24.0 182 h 29 °C 177 mm
December 22.5 179 h 28 °C 127 mm

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Technical details of la boca | rio yasica 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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