Overview

Playa Los Gringos is a spot located on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, near Nagua. The spot faces the Atlantic and fully benefits from the easterly trade winds. Conditions are suited to intermediate riders with chop and regular side-shore wind. The spot is less crowded than the Cabarete spots.

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Spot forecast for Playa Los Gringos

Sunrise 06:35 · Sunset 18:12

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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 7.6 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 03:34 · 0.5 m Low tide 09:27 · 0.2 m High tide 16:09 · 0.6 m Low tide 22:45 · 0.3 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 04:33 · 0.5 m Low tide 10:31 · 0.3 m High tide 16:55 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:22 · 0.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 05:26 · 0.6 m Low tide 11:33 · 0.3 m High tide 17:40 · 0.6 m Low tide 23:58 · 0.2 m
Friday 23 October High tide 06:15 · 0.6 m Low tide 12:31 · 0.2 m High tide 18:23 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October Low tide 00:33 · 0.2 m High tide 07:01 · 0.7 m Low tide 13:25 · 0.2 m High tide 19:06 · 0.6 m

Playa Los Gringos: 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

230h

in July · 28.5 rideable days

The season runs from May to September, peaking in July: 25 rideable days a month and 230 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is October, at 14.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 27 °C. The wettest month is April, with 207 mm.

Monthly averages: Playa Los Gringos

Monthly averages — Playa Los Gringos — 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	168 h	27 °C	60 mm
February	23.5	173 h	27 °C	63 mm
March	24.0	178 h	28 °C	73 mm
April	21.5	186 h	27 °C	207 mm
May	23.5	160 h	29 °C	194 mm
June	26.5	187 h	30 °C	151 mm
July	28.5	230 h	30 °C	125 mm
August	26.0	181 h	30 °C	142 mm
September	22.5	114 h	30 °C	160 mm
October	14.5	75 h	31 °C	197 mm
November	16.0	63 h	28 °C	198 mm
December	19.0	104 h	28 °C	152 mm

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Technical details of Playa Los Gringos spot

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

Depending on conditions: NE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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