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Playa Chiquita

Luperón, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Playa Chiquita 2 photos

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Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:14 pm
7 am
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
8.8
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.9
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.2
0 km/h0 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
4 pm
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
128 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
6%
Sunset
6:14 pm
Today
6.6Good7 am64
8.8Excellent8 am53
8.9Excellent9 am21
8.2Great10 am00
7.7Great11 am85
7.3Great12 pm117
6.5Good1 pm64
6.2Good2 pm53
5.5Good3 pm43
4.9Fair4 pm74
4.4Fair5 pm127
4.3Fair6 pm74
Sat
7.4Great7 am74
6.6Good8 am53
7.7Great9 am64
6.6Good10 am74
7.1Great11 am42
6.5Good12 pm95
7.3Great1 pm1811
7.5Great2 pm117
6.5Good3 pm42
6.1Good4 pm138
3.0Poor5 pm1811
5.1Fair6 pm74
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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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

  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 940 m0.6 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miLuperón (town)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miAeropuerto Internacional General Gregorio Luperón (POP)

Nearby places

  • Las VelasFood and drink
    940 m0.6 mi

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.

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 37%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 53%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 55%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 63%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 55%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 37%