Overview

Kitesurf

Dominical is a kitesurfing spot on the south Pacific coast of Costa Rica, in the Puntarenas province. This renowned surf village offers powerful waves in a tropical jungle setting. Winds are less consistent than in Guanacaste, but thermal and north-easterly winds can provide sessions between December and March. Spot reserved for advanced riders due to waves and currents.

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Spot forecast for Dominical

Sunrise 05:23 · Sunset 17:16

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

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Swell and waves

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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 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 02:05 · 1.2 m High tide 08:16 · 2.2 m Low tide 14:46 · 1 m High tide 21:11 · 2.1 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 03:20 · 1.2 m High tide 09:26 · 2.1 m Low tide 15:55 · 1.1 m High tide 22:19 · 2.1 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 04:35 · 1.2 m High tide 10:38 · 2.1 m Low tide 16:57 · 1 m High tide 23:19 · 2.3 m
Thursday 22 October Low tide 05:37 · 1 m High tide 11:41 · 2.2 m Low tide 17:50 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 00:08 · 2.4 m Low tide 06:27 · 0.9 m High tide 12:33 · 2.3 m Low tide 18:35 · 0.8 m

Dominical: 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

52h

in February · 13 rideable days

The season runs from January to March, peaking in February: 11 rideable days a month and 52 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is May, at 0 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is November, with 826 mm.

Monthly averages: Dominical

Monthly averages — Dominical — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	9.0	31 h	29 °C	117 mm
February	13.0	52 h	29 °C	110 mm
March	12.0	42 h	30 °C	86 mm
April	3.0	19 h	29 °C	376 mm
May	0.0	3 h	28 °C	729 mm
June	0.5	10 h	28 °C	771 mm
July	0.5	4 h	27 °C	733 mm
August	0.5	6 h	27 °C	760 mm
September	0.5	7 h	27 °C	642 mm
October	0.5	3 h	27 °C	695 mm
November	2.0	8 h	27 °C	826 mm
December	2.0	13 h	27 °C	412 mm

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Technical details of Dominical spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, SW, WSW, W.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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Nearby spots

All spots: Provincia de Puntarenas

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