Best Kitespots in Dominican Republic

16 spots · North America

Best for kiting from January to August, with 57 to 91 % kite days. Water 26 to 29 °C.

Median of 11 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite spots: 16 spots
Median kite days: 65 % of days; median spot, over the year
Water: 28 °C; median, 2023 to 2025
Best spot: La Policia; 72 % kite days per year

Kitesurfing in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic has 16 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 65 % kite days over the year; La Policia leads with 72 %. The spots spread over 7 regions.

Best season at the median spot: January to August (50 % kite days or more). Water 26 to 30 °C over the year.

Kite destinations in Dominican Republic

Kitesurfing in Cabarete
Windiest month: July, 94 % kite days
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month in Cabarete: Jan 57 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 65 %, May 72 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 48 %

All kite destinations, month by month

Best time to visit Dominican Republic

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched
Ringed: this month

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Best season: January to August
Warm and windy: all year except October

Kite days at the median spot range from 38 % in October to 91 % in July.

Water 26 °C in February to 30 °C in October. Air 26 °C in February to 30 °C in September, day maximum.

Kitesurfing in Dominican Republic: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Dominican Republic?

The best months are January to August: the median spot in Dominican Republic had 57 to 91 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Dominican Republic?

La Policia has the most kite days in Dominican Republic: 72 % of days averaged over the year, 2017 to 2025.

How warm is the water in Dominican Republic?

The water ranges from 26 °C in February to 30 °C in October at the median spot. Wetsuit: shorty in February, boardshorts in October.

Destinations by month

Kite days per month, % of days, 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for destinations in Dominican Republic
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cabarete	57	69	60	65	72	89	94	84	53	43	44	48

Prime 60 % and more
Good 40 to 59 %
Possible 20 to 39 %
Off under 20 %
No data hatched

Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.

Top spots outside our destinations

Good spots that no kiteCOMPASS destination covers yet, ranked by kite days per year.

Kite days per year, % of days

1
Playa Luperon
Dominican Republic
68 %
2
La Granja
Dominican Republic
68 %
3
Punta Salinas
Dominican Republic
66 %
4
Buenhombre
Dominican Republic
66 %
5
Playa Preciousa
Dominican Republic
51 %
6
Playa Blanca
Dominican Republic
35 %
7
Las Terrenas
Dominican Republic
27 %
8
Playa Los Gringos
Dominican Republic
27 %

Good for learning

Kite schools teach here, checked against kite guides. Only spots we checked appear.

None checked in Dominican Republic yet.

By region

Puerto Plata

9 spots · 66 % kite days per year

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Smaller regions

All spots in Dominican Republic

La Policia leads with 72 % kite days per year, followed by Playa Luperon (68 %) and La Granja (68 %).

Kite days per year, % of days

1
La Policia
Dominican Republic
72 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at La Policia: Jan 64 %, Feb 77 %, Mar 67 %, Apr 73 %, May 82 %, Jun 93 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 88 %, Sep 63 %, Oct 50 %, Nov 53 %, Dec 55 %
2
Playa Luperon
Dominican Republic
68 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa Luperon: Jan 62 %, Feb 76 %, Mar 62 %, Apr 65 %, May 69 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 97 %, Aug 89 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 54 %, Dec 63 %
3
La Granja
Dominican Republic
68 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at La Granja: Jan 65 %, Feb 82 %, Mar 70 %, Apr 72 %, May 65 %, Jun 73 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 51 %, Oct 41 %, Nov 56 %, Dec 67 %
4
Punta Salinas
Dominican Republic
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Punta Salinas: Jan 66 %, Feb 80 %, Mar 61 %, Apr 63 %, May 65 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 97 %, Aug 85 %, Sep 45 %, Oct 38 %, Nov 48 %, Dec 58 %
5
Buenhombre
Dominican Republic
66 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Buenhombre: Jan 62 %, Feb 79 %, Mar 65 %, Apr 69 %, May 61 %, Jun 72 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 42 %, Nov 50 %, Dec 58 %
6
Bozo Beach
Dominican Republic
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Bozo Beach: Jan 57 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 65 %, May 72 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 48 %
7
Cabarete Bay
Dominican Republic
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cabarete Bay: Jan 57 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 65 %, May 72 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 48 %
8
Cabarete Reef
Dominican Republic
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Cabarete Reef: Jan 57 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 65 %, May 72 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 48 %
9
Caberete Kitebeach
Dominican Republic
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Caberete Kitebeach: Jan 57 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 65 %, May 72 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 48 %
10
Encuentro
Dominican Republic
65 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Encuentro: Jan 57 %, Feb 69 %, Mar 60 %, Apr 65 %, May 72 %, Jun 89 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 84 %, Sep 53 %, Oct 43 %, Nov 44 %, Dec 48 %
11
El Canal
Dominican Republic
61 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at El Canal: Jan 53 %, Feb 68 %, Mar 58 %, Apr 63 %, May 66 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 81 %, Sep 49 %, Oct 37 %, Nov 40 %, Dec 44 %
12
Playa Preciousa
Dominican Republic
51 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa Preciousa: Jan 39 %, Feb 67 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 62 %, May 63 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 80 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 31 %, Oct 24 %, Nov 26 %, Dec 30 %
13
Playa Blanca
Dominican Republic
35 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa Blanca: Jan 45 %, Feb 61 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 34 %, May 19 %, Jun 36 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 39 %, Sep 20 %, Oct 16 %, Nov 24 %, Dec 41 %
14
Las Terrenas
Dominican Republic
27 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Las Terrenas: Jan 24 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 39 %, Apr 35 %, May 23 %, Jun 37 %, Jul 43 %, Aug 27 %, Sep 9 %, Oct 8 %, Nov 10 %, Dec 17 %
15
Playa Los Gringos
Dominican Republic
27 %
1. J
2. F
3. M
4. A
5. M
6. J
7. J
8. A
9. S
10. O
11. N
12. D
Kite days by month at Playa Los Gringos: Jan 24 %, Feb 39 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 38 %, May 23 %, Jun 38 %, Jul 44 %, Aug 28 %, Sep 15 %, Oct 7 %, Nov 6 %, Dec 11 %

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Kite days by month for Dominican Republic: median of 11 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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