Playa Punta Rucia
Villa Isabela, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 12 pm, sunset 6:15 pm8.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
2 km/h1 mph wind, Excellent
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
5.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
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
- 53 km/hmph SSE
- Gusts
- 128 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.0 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:15 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- 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
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 500 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 210 m680 ft
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 270 m900 ftPunta Rucia (village)
- Nearest airport
- 68 km42 miAeropuerto Internacional General Gregorio Luperón (POP)
Nearby places
- DamarisFood and drink300 m990 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa La Ensenada2.3 km1.5 mi north away8.7 Excellent later
- La Playa de Estero Hondo4.9 km3.1 mi east away8.8 Excellent later
- Playa Poza Piedra6.4 km4.0 mi east away8.8 Excellent later
- Playa La Poza Marigosta11 km6.7 mi east away8.8 Excellent later
- Playa de los Cocos17 km10 mi west away8.6 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
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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%