Check the Beach

Playa Blanca

Oviedo, Pedernales, Dominican Republic

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:18 pm
7 am
5.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

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

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
127 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2315 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
18%
Sunset
6:18 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am1912
5.3Fair8 am1912
5.6Good9 am159
5.5Good10 am159
5.1Fair11 am1811
5.1Fair12 pm1610
4.9Fair1 pm1610
5.0Fair2 pm159
5.4Fair3 pm149
5.9Good4 pm138
6.3Good5 pm138
6.3Good6 pm1610
Sat
6.4Good7 am1811
6.2Good8 am1912
6.1Good9 am1912
5.9Good10 am2013
5.6Good11 am1912
3.0Poor12 pm1912
3.0Poor1 pm1912
3.0Poor2 pm1610
5.4Fair3 pm149
5.7Good4 pm127
5.9Good5 pm127
6.1Good6 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 7 am, 0.5 m. Low at 1 pm, 0.4 m. High at 6 pm, 0.5 m. Low at 1 am, 0.4 mHigh 7 am, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ftLow 1 am, 0.4 m1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 7 am, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.5 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, 0.4 m1 ft

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

The days ahead

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

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 9 am to 10 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 78%
  • Mon5.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 71%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 6 pm to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 78%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 31%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miBucapán (village)
Nearest airport
20 km12 miAeropuerto de Cabo Rojo (CBJ)

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

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