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La Playita

Samaná, Dominican Republic

La Playita 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
5.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
12 pm
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near La Playita.

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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
85 km/hmph SE
Gusts
149 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
20%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
5.9Good7 am106
6.2Good8 am128
5.9Good9 am138
6.0Good10 am138
6.0Good11 am127
3.0Poor12 pm149
3.0Poor1 pm138
3.0Poor2 pm1811
4.1Fair3 pm106
4.1Fair4 pm74
4.1Fair5 pm106
4.4Fair6 pm117
Sat
5.8Good7 am159
6.5Good8 am159
6.3Good9 am159
6.8Good10 am149
6.6Good11 am159
6.7Good12 pm138
3.0Poor1 pm1610
3.0Poor2 pm106
4.5Fair3 pm138
4.6Fair4 pm74
4.8Fair5 pm75
5.2Fair6 pm85
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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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.

  • Sun7.0 GreatBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue6.9 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 7 am to 2 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 41%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m230 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink9 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 30 m110 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
960 m0.6 miLas Galeras (village)
Nearest airport
26 km16 miAeropuerto Internacional de Arroyo Barril (EPS)

Nearby places

  • Nima barFood and drink
    30 m110 ft
  • El Jardin del CocoFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • La PlayitaFood and drink
    50 m170 ft
  • Javo BeachFood and drink
    70 m220 ft
  • Pizza UniversalFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi

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

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