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Playa Grande

Samaná, Dominican Republic

Playa Grande 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 6:07 pm
7 am
5.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
3.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
4.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
3.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

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

Air
27°C81°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph SE
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
16%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
5.4Fair7 am1710
5.5Good8 am1811
5.2Fair9 am1811
5.5Good10 am1610
5.4Fair11 am1610
3.0Poor12 pm1711
4.1Fair1 pm1912
3.3Poor2 pm2817
3.0Poor3 pm138
3.8Poor4 pm117
3.8Poor5 pm149
3.9Poor6 pm159
Sat
5.2Fair7 am2113
5.6Good8 am2113
6.1Good9 am1912
6.7Good10 am1710
6.1Good11 am1811
6.4Good12 pm1610
3.0Poor1 pm2113
4.5Fair2 pm138
4.2Fair3 pm1610
4.3Fair4 pm106
4.6Fair5 pm96
5.0Fair6 pm106
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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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.

  • Sun6.5 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 70%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 63%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 65%
  • Wed7.8 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 63%
  • Thu7.4 GreatBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 41%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m640 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink14 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 230 m740 ft

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m750 ft
Nearest town
500 m0.3 miLas Galeras (village)
Nearest airport
27 km17 miAeropuerto Internacional de Arroyo Barril (EPS)

Nearby places

  • Playa GrandeFood and drink
    230 m740 ft
  • Bungalow GrillRegional
    360 m0.2 mi
  • La Cuelva del PirataFood and drink
    370 m0.2 mi
  • Me GustaFood and drink
    380 m0.2 mi
  • La BodeguitaFood and drink
    400 m0.2 mi

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

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