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El Broke
Surf spot · Dominican Republic
Is it worth the trip?
43Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 7 s
Mon 2 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 25kJ
- Wind
- SSW 2 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tue 3 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 59kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 66kJ
- Wind
- S 4 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Thu 5 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Fri 6 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 55kJ
- Wind
- SSW 4 kn
- Temp
- 28°C
Sat 7 · 38 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 53kJ
- Wind
- NNW 5 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Sun 8 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 64kJ
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 121, too small
- Mon 238, too small
- Tue 343, too small
- Wed 442, too small
- Thu 541, too small
- Fri 643, too small
- Sat 738, too small
- Sun 847, fair
- Mon 968, good
- Tue 1072, good
The spot in five facts
- Faces NEtakes swell from the NE
- Offshore: SWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 ftof swell
- Water 29 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 21, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 36kJ | offshorewind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 38, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 25kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 43, too small | 3 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 59kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 42, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 66kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 41, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 43, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 55kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 38, too small | 2 ft7 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 53kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 64kJ | offshorewind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 68, good | 4 ft8 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.) | 152kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 72, good | 4 ft8 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 198kJ | wind from the east, 4 knots | 29°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 NovHigh 00:09 +0.1 mLow 05:57 −0.3 mHigh 12:57 +0.4 mLow 19:34 −0.2 m
- Mon 2 NovHigh 01:17 +0.1 mLow 07:05 −0.2 mHigh 13:54 +0.3 mLow 20:26 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 02:25 +0.2 mLow 08:18 −0.2 mHigh 14:51 +0.3 mLow 21:16 −0.2 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.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About El Broke
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NE (59°), so it takes swell from the NE. The wind blows offshore from the SW (239°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Nagua, 4.5 km away (about 10 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$670–US$1,230 each
about US$670–US$1,230 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 PUJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$268–US$563 |
| 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$670–US$1,230 |
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
8 min by car · 13 places to stay
about US$47/nightcountry average
About Nagua its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Cabrera on Booking.com
45 min by car · 23 places to stay
- Beds in Cosón on Booking.com
54 min by car · 8 places 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 11h 30m
About 11h 30m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PUJ, direct, then 3h 30m by road
Flights MDW → PUJ on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.