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Playa Caño Grande

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Playa Caño Grande 5 photos

  • A shady nook on Playa Dorada beach - panoramio

    A shady nook on Playa Dorada beach - panoramio. Scotia, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Playa Dorada Golf - hole 7 - panoramio

    Playa Dorada Golf - hole 7 - panoramio. Fanny S Forsdik, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playa Dorada Golf - hole 6 - panoramio

    Playa Dorada Golf - hole 6 - panoramio. Fanny S Forsdik, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Доминиканская Республика - panoramio (5)

    Доминиканская Республика - panoramio (5). Андрей Бобровский, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Flickr - ronsaunders47 - Across the bay 2-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

    Flickr - ronsaunders47 - Across the bay 2-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Ronald Saunders from Warrington, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:13 pm
7 am
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
8.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
11 am
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
2.9
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SSW
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:13 pm
Today
6.4Good7 am85
8.4Great8 am53
8.4Great9 am74
8.3Great10 am85
8.1Great11 am117
6.8Good12 pm106
5.1Fair1 pm74
4.4Fair2 pm138
4.0Fair3 pm1610
2.9Poor4 pm1610
3.0Poor5 pm64
3.0Poor6 pm117
Sat
6.7Good7 am53
8.2Great8 am64
7.0Great9 am85
7.6Great10 am75
7.6Great11 am64
6.8Good12 pm85
6.5Good1 pm159
5.6Good2 pm1710
5.5Good3 pm127
5.1Fair4 pm53
5.1Fair5 pm53
5.0Fair6 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 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 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 5 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

  • Restrooms470 m0.3 mi away
  • Showers240 m780 ft away
  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 220 m730 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 260 m850 ft
  • Playground240 m780 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
5.6 km3.5 miPuerto Plata (city)
Nearest airport
8 km5 miAeropuerto Internacional General Gregorio Luperón (POP)

Nearby places

  • Green JackFood and drink
    260 m850 ft
  • Jack´s Kite & GrillFood and drink
    350 m0.2 mi
  • Coco BarFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi
  • le petit FrançoisFood and drink
    460 m0.3 mi
  • COOEE BarFood and drink
    470 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Caño Grande.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.2 GreatBest 10 am to 12 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 61%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 55%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 59%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 75%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 69%
  • Thu8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 57%