It’s the ‘end*’ of the winter surf season now, and I must say it’s been a pretty good winter. We had a very good start in september and October here on the North coast of the Dominican Republic with good North swells, see the pictures.

We had a few huge swells that were still rideable by the brave few.

Now summer is coming up, and that should still bring in some good surf here in Cabarete, it’s mostly Encuentro that picks up the best waves.

The other thing that Clare and myself are going to be doing a lot this summer is stand up paddle surfing: We tried it a few weeks ago, right here in the bay of Cabarete, and it was magic. The waves are so perfect for it here, the water level at the reef is nice, since it’s deep, which is good so you don’t get hurt when you inevitably fall off on the inside. Also because the reef is deeper here in the bay, it makes the waves roll more gently, which is perfect for catching smooth rolling waves on your SUP.