A typical day at Swell:
Every morning our clients get up at 6.00 ( if they want), have a quick snack and fresh coffee to go, head to Encuentro for surf lessons by Luciano, who by now is one of the best and most experienced surf instructors at Encuentro beach.
Surf lessons take about 2 hours, and the experienced surfers grab a surfboard from our 35+ range of boards. At around 10.00 everybody is back at the Surf camp for more fresh coffee and a super healthy and big breakfast at the camp.
For breakfast our clients have the choice of:

Or all of the above!
Some people will just keep on eating…and that’s fine..we don’t want anyone to go hungry.

After the breakfast people chill for a while, play some table tennis or pool and then head back for a second surf session or surf lesson.

The last few days there has been absolutely no wind ( sorry kite surfers) but the people that want to learn Stand up paddle surfing (SUP) have been very happy. Conditions for learning this exciting new sport have never been better: super glassy and small and gentle waves in Cabarete bay’s reef ( deep enough , so no danger).

Swell Co-founder Clare has really been making big progress in the SUP department: catching long rides and having a blast.

We at Swell have the best SUP boards for beginners and experts surfers in Cabarete:
3 x large 11′+boards, for learning the SUP basics.
1 x 9′6” Mctavish allround waveboard
1 x 8′5” Starboard pocket rockets for shortboard style SUP surfing for the people with experience.

and..
More boards on the way.

Anyway….back to a typical day at Swell……..
For the people that want to do other activities, Cabarete has plenty to offer:
- Canyoning
- Wake boarding
- Spinning
- Yoga
- Horse riding
- Mountain biking
- Enduro dirt bike tours

Dinners at Swell are usually a group event: Go to a local restaurant ( at least 10 good restaurants within 5 minute walk) and a few times per week we cook food for the clients at Swell in the camp itself.
In the evening for those that still have any energy left over it’s party time in Cabarete, until……well as late (or early) as you want.

Party on the beach in Cabarete is legendary: chill vibe, flip flops, merengue, salsa, regeaton, locals, tourists, expats & everybody having a good time together.

We had a group of surfers last week and they had some energy left after the excellent morning surf so they went out with us for a 1,5 hour introductory SUP lesson.
We teach at Cabarete bay when the water is flat and not much of a shorebreak to keep the SUP lesson fun and safe.

First some instruction on the land about stand up paddle boarding safety and procedures etc.

Getting in the water.

First paddling on the knees, than the trick to stand up straight.

And off you go, first time standing up on a SUP board and immediately good posture for Debby.

And here’s some stand up paddle pictures from this summer when I was out by myself as usual in Cabarete Bay

How good does this wave look for stand up paddle surfing in cabarete:

No crowds, no hassle, fun SUP in the Caribbean

For the people that already know how to SUP, we rent our boards as well, we have SUP boards in our rental pool, 2 x Naish 11′6”, 1 x 11′4” and 1 x 8′5” Starboard Pocket Rocket, we have 3 carbon paddles and 1 allow adjustable Naish paddle.
I think it’s safe to say that Cabarete is become THE SUP destination in the caribbean, we have the flat water in the lagoon like Punta Cana but also the waves on the reef to play with. Come and join us.