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Type:	Chop, Small Wave (< 1m), Medium Wave (1-3m)
Hazards:	Currents, Reefs
Quality:	Clean
Best Tide:	Tide Independent

About 1500 m from shore there are excellent waves on the reef. Be cautious, as it is a long swim in if your kite goes down. At the (upwind) eastern entrance to Cabarete Bay is a dangerous fire reef with wicked current. The Western portion of Cabarete Bay - from Azzuro Hotel - is for kite surfers. The reef and beyond is mixed kiters and windsurfers. Kiters please always give way to windsurfers. The shore break in Cabarete Bay can get big. Beginners should to head further down the beach toward Bozo Beach to enter the water.

Type:	Sand
Size:	Big
Hazards:	Bystanders
Beach Users:	No Info

Sandy shoreline with no rocks. Cabarete Bay is a multi-use beach and there can be many non-kiting tourists, so please launch and land with respect, always give way to walkers, and stay outside of the shore break when kiting.

Best Months:	March, May, June, July, August
Wind Type:	Thermal Winds, Trade Winds
Best Direction:	NE, ENE, E
Main Direction:	NE, ENE, E

NE/E trade winds. Less reliable from November to January. Excellent from spring to fall. Normal trade winds about 20 knots.

Transport:	Car
Access:	Short Walk

Get directions from

Fly into Puerto Plata and take a taxi to Cabarete but be prepared to pay quiet some money.

Rules:

Other

Be careful with people on the beach and in the water. There are lots of people on the beach and none seem to helpful when you want to land your kite. Try and have someone you know watching you while you're in the water, especially out at the reef - the wind can change direction fairly quickly and with nobody watching the water you could get stuck.

Fun nightlife in Cabarete.