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El Caletón

Samaná, Dominican Republic

El Caletón 1 photo

  • Playa Las Galeras at night in 2022

    Playa Las Galeras at night in 2022. Thomas Berwing, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:08 pm
7 am
5.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
12 pm
3.0
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near El Caletón.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C78°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
127 km/hmph S
Gusts
2214 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
38%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
5.7Good7 am128
6.2Good8 am138
6.0Good9 am127
6.1Good10 am106
5.9Good11 am149
3.0Poor12 pm1510
3.0Poor1 pm159
3.0Poor2 pm127
4.1Fair3 pm117
4.1Fair4 pm85
3.0Poor5 pm138
3.0Poor6 pm138
Sat
5.7Good7 am106
4.6Fair8 am2012
5.2Fair9 am1811
6.8Good10 am159
6.4Good11 am106
5.7Good12 pm159
5.4Fair1 pm117
4.9Fair2 pm127
3.0Poor3 pm138
3.0Poor4 pm128
3.0Poor5 pm106
5.8Good6 pm95
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 am, 0.7 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, 0.2 mHigh 6 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow10 am4 pm10 pm4 am
  • High 6 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue6.7 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 41%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 710 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miLas Galeras (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miAeropuerto Internacional de Arroyo Barril (EPS)

Nearby places

  • Javo BeachFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi
  • El Jardin del CocoFood and drink
    740 m0.5 mi
  • Nima barFood and drink
    750 m0.5 mi
  • La PlayitaFood and drink
    770 m0.5 mi
  • Pizza UniversalFood and drink
    850 m0.5 mi

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

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