Check the Beach

Playa Gen

Gaspar Hernández, Espaillat, Dominican Republic

No photo of Playa Gen yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 9 am, sunset 6:12 pm
7 am
7.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
6.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 9 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
23°C74°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
64 km/hmph S
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m6 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
7.2Great7 am74
7.6Great8 am96
6.3Good9 am96
6.3Good10 am117
6.3Good11 am127
5.9Good12 pm149
5.4Fair1 pm128
4.9Fair2 pm128
4.6Fair3 pm117
4.3Fair4 pm74
4.2Fair5 pm64
3.0Poor6 pm74
Sat
6.1Good7 am96
6.2Good8 am74
6.6Good9 am74
6.3Good10 am1510
6.8Good11 am149
6.9Good12 pm127
5.9Good1 pm117
6.1Good2 pm127
5.0Fair3 pm159
3.2Poor4 pm138
3.4Poor5 pm64
6.0Good6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.7 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 12 am, 0.2 mHigh 6 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 6 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3.9 km2.4 miGaspar Hernández (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miAeropuerto Internacional General Gregorio Luperón (POP)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 45%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 35%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 45%
  • Tue6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 69%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 47%