Is it worth the trip?
36Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Tue 3: 3 ft swell at 5 s
Mon 2 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- NW 7 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tue 3 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 26kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Wed 4 · 45 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 31kJ
- Wind
- SSE 1 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Thu 5 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 18kJ
- Wind
- NNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 19 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 shollow
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- WNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft12 s
- Energy
- 0kJ
- Wind
- NW 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 11 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft3 shollow
- Energy
- 1kJ
- Wind
- SE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 151, fair
- Mon 246, fair
- Tue 349, fair
- Wed 445, fair
- Thu 531, too small
- Fri 619, too small
- Sat 72, too small
- Sun 811, too small
- Mon 923, too small
- Tue 1030, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 51, fair | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 33kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 26kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 27°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 45, fair | 3 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 31kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot | 27°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 31, too small | 2 ft5 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 18kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 19, too small | 2 ft5 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft12 sunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 0kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 11, too small | 1 ft3 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 1kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 23, too small | 2 ft3 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft4 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 14kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 26°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:31 −0.1 mHigh 15:56 +0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 00:28 −0.1 mHigh 16:38 +0.1 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 00:28 −0.1 mHigh 07:46 +0.0 mLow 10:39 +0.0 mHigh 17:11 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
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More surf near here
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- San Rafael 5.4 km away
- El Manda 12.1 km away
- Patos 16.4 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Bahoruco
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (124°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (304°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Baoruco, 0 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$663–US$1,210 each
about US$663–US$1,210 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to STI, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$261–US$536 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$60–US$94 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$121–US$194 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$134–US$241 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$87–US$141 |
| Total | about US$663–US$1,210 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
1 min by car · 3 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Baoruco its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Paraíso on Booking.com
21 min by car · 9 places to stay
- Beds in Los Patos on Booking.com
29 min by car · 1 place to stay
About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 14h 15m
About 14h 15m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → STI, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 3h by road
Flights MDW → STI on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.