Best Kitespots in Puerto Plata

9 spots · Dominican Republic

Best for kiting all year except October, with 50 to 94 % kite days. Water 26 to 30 °C.

Median of 5 spots with model data, one per grid cell.

Kite destinations in Puerto Plata

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 %

Kite spots: 9 spots
Median kite days: 66 % 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 Puerto Plata

Puerto Plata in Dominican Republic has 9 kite spots in our data. The median spot reaches 66 % kite days over the year; La Policia leads with 72 %.

Best season at the median spot: all year except October (50 % kite days or more). Water about 28 °C.

Best time to visit Puerto Plata

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: all year except October
Warm and windy: all year

Kite days at the median spot range from 43 % in October to 94 % 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 Puerto Plata: quick answers

When is the best time to kitesurf in Puerto Plata?

The best months are all year except October: the median spot in Puerto Plata had 50 to 94 % kite days in those months from 2017 to 2025.

Which is the best kite spot in Puerto Plata?

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

How warm is the water in Puerto Plata?

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

Spots by month

Kite days per month, strongest spots first.

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

Kite days by month for spots in Puerto Plata
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
La Policia	64	77	67	73	82	93	95	88	63	50	53	55
Playa Luperon	62	76	62	65	69	80	97	89	59	43	54	63
Buenhombre	62	79	65	69	61	72	91	84	53	42	50	58
Encuentro	57	69	60	65	72	89	94	84	53	43	44	48
El Canal	53	68	58	63	66	84	93	81	49	37	40	44

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.

Good for learning

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

None checked in Puerto Plata yet.

All spots in Puerto Plata

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
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 %
4
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 %
5
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 %
6
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 %
7
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 %
8
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 %
9
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 %

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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025

Kite days by month for Puerto Plata: median of 5 spots with model wind data (one per grid cell), 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025.

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