Playa Sosúa
Sosúa, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Today at a glance
Best: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:12 pm8.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.5
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
6.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
6.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
4.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C77°F
- Water
- 30°C86°F
- Wind
- 74 km/hmph SSE
- Gusts
- 149 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.6 m5 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:12 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
- Restrooms130 m430 ft away
- Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
- Food and drink43 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m270 ft
- Boat ramp370 m0.2 mi away
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 780 m0.5 miSosúa (town)
- Nearest airport
- 6 km4 miAeropuerto Internacional General Gregorio Luperón (POP)
Nearby places
- Casa Des AmigosRegional80 m270 ft
- Scandanavian Beach Bar and ResturantRegional140 m450 ft
- TerrazaSeafood150 m490 ft
- JorgeSeafood170 m550 ft
- Dolce VitaRegional180 m590 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Playa Alicia0.8 km0.5 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Playa Marina1.1 km0.7 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Playa El Tablón1.2 km0.7 mi south-west away8.1 Great later
- Playa Ocean Club1.3 km0.8 mi north away8.1 Great later
- Encuentro Beach, Dominican Republic7.8 km4.8 mi east away8.1 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 61%
- Sun7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 55%
- Mon6.1 GoodBest 7 am to 3 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 59%
- Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 75%
- Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 69%
- Thu7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 57%