Check the Beach

Playa La Ensenada

Villa Isabela, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Today at a glance

Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:15 pm
7 am
8.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
2%
Sunset
6:15 pm
Today
8.9Excellent7 am95
9.0Excellent8 am96
8.5Excellent9 am64
9.0Excellent10 am21
8.3Great11 am85
6.8Good12 pm1811
6.2Good1 pm149
5.6Good2 pm74
5.1Fair3 pm85
4.6Fair4 pm74
4.3Fair5 pm53
4.2Fair6 pm74
Sat
8.5Excellent7 am74
7.2Great8 am74
7.4Great9 am96
6.7Good10 am63
6.6Good11 am21
6.4Good12 pm128
7.1Great1 pm159
6.7Good2 pm149
6.0Good3 pm138
6.1Good4 pm127
5.3Fair5 pm2113
5.8Good6 pm117
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

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miPunta Rucia (village)
Nearest airport
68 km42 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

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa La Ensenada.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 8 amWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 36%
  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 5 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 45%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 68%
  • Tue6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 88%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 74%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 9 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 59%