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DOMINICAN NORTH COAST · DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Warm water, a reef with three take-off zones, and wind after lunch.
3 breaks, from Playa Encuentro
2 reviews — too few for an average
From $2,024.62 a night
18+ onlyScored against your own preferences, with every reason named. Where we do not know enough, we say so instead of putting a number on a guess.
Platform-verified facts about each wave, not the camp's marketing. Hazards are stated plainly.
Encuentro has four peaks along a few hundred metres of reef, which means a beginner zone, an intermediate zone and a proper right-hander can all be running at once. Mornings are glassy; the trade wind arrives most afternoons around one and the surf town turns into a kite town. December to March is the swell season — June to August is often genuinely flat and we would rather you knew that before booking.
HOW THEY RUN IT
ATMOSPHERE
ALSO ON OFFER
THE KITCHEN COVERS
BOARDS TO RENT
ACCESS SUPPORTED
Prices and availability below are for 7 nights from your selected dates, read live from the camp's calendar.
Shared dorm
up to $2,267.57 on the dearest night
Eight bunks, individual lights and lockers, board rack at the door.
Twin share
up to $5,215.41 on the dearest night
Two single beds, a desk and a window that opens. Shared bathroom on the landing.
Private room, ensuite
up to $7,709.74 on the dearest night
Double bed, private bathroom, and space to leave a board bag open on the floor.
Private room, shared bathroom
up to $6,575.95 on the dearest night
One double bed, a desk and a fan. Bathroom is two doors down and rarely busy.
Everything listed under “what is not” is either paid separately at the camp or not offered at all. We would rather say it here than at the desk.
Room only
A bed and a board rack. No lessons, no schedule.
Room rate only
on top of the room
For surfers who want somewhere to sleep, somewhere to rinse a wetsuit and a lift to the beach when the van is going anyway. Breakfast is included; nothing else is.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
WHAT IS NOT
Flexible stay
One surf, one yoga class, one long afternoon. Every day.
on top of the room
A slower shape to the day: one coached session in the morning, a yoga class in the late afternoon, and nothing scheduled in between. Suits people who want to surf every day for a fortnight without ending it injured.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
WHAT IS NOT
Flexible stay
Bed, breakfast and two coached sessions a day. Arrive any day.
on top of the room
Two guided sessions a day with a coach in the water, video review on the days it is worth reviewing, and a forecast briefing every morning. Arrive on any day and stay as long as you like — the schedule works around whoever is here.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
WHAT IS NOT
ARRIVING AND LEAVING
15:00 → 10:30
Check in from 15:00, out by 10:30, local time at the camp (America/Santo Domingo). Every deadline we quote you — cancellation included — is in that zone, not yours.
PAID AT THE PROPERTY
Nothing
No tourist levy at this property. What you pay online is what the stay costs.
WHO CAN STAY
18+ only
Surfcamps.World does not book under-18s, anywhere, in this version. Every person on a booking confirms their age before the dates are held — not after you have paid.
TAX ON THE STAY
18%
Accommodation tax, charged on the room and any package. It is already inside the total in the booking panel — no surprise at the desk.
WHAT WE HAVE CHECKED
We verify these ourselves. Anything not listed here, we have not checked.
STAYS BOOKED THROUGH US
5
Completed stays, counted by us rather than reported by the camp.
These are the exact terms our refund engine computes against — not a summary of them.
CANCELLATION
| IF YOU CANCEL | THAT IS | YOU GET BACK |
|---|---|---|
| 14 or more days before check-in | on or before 13 Aug 2026 | 100% |
| 7–13 days before check-in | 20 Aug 2026 or earlier | 50% |
| Fewer than 7 days before check-in | after 20 Aug 2026 | 0% |
TOO FEW TO AVERAGE
2 surfers have reviewed this camp. We do not publish an average until three people have, because two opinions dressed as a score is not a rating. Read them below and judge for yourself.
Tom Brennan
INTERMEDIATE · 6 NIGHTS IN JUNE
Great week, genuinely. The only thing I would change is the transfer timing — leaving at 6am every day is a lot by day five and I would have liked one slow morning built into the schedule. Everything else was exactly as described on the listing.
PUBLISHED 25 JUN 2026
THE CAMP REPLIED
Thanks for writing this up, and for being specific — the 6am van is a fair hit. We have moved to one late start a week from this season, on whichever morning the forecast is worst. Come back and hold us to it.
Hanne Jakobsen
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE · 6 NIGHTS IN JUNE
I came off the back of a bad trip somewhere else and this reset it. Small groups, no ego in the water, and they were completely straight with me about which break I should and should not be paddling out at. Food was better than it needed to be.
PUBLISHED 21 JUN 2026
Reviews are written by surfers who completed a booking here, published after both sides have had their say, and never edited by the camp.
POSITION
19°47′N
70°27′W
Cabarete
The exact street address is sent with your confirmation. Transfer times are the camp’s own, and we flag any that look wrong for the distance.
YOUR FIT · JULY
We will not put a percentage on a guess. A match score is only worth reading when it is built on what you actually want — your level, the waves you like, what you are going for.
It takes about two minutes, and it changes every camp you see from then on.
Set your preferencesPRIMARY BREAK
Walkable from the door
A-frame reef break over rock shelf. Works on NNW–ENE swell, offshore when the wind is SSE.
HAZARDS
ALSO IN REACH
Walkable from the door
Right reef break over rock reef. Works on NNW–NE swell, offshore when the wind is SSE.
HAZARDS
ALSO IN REACH · LESSONS RUN HERE
9 min transfer
A-frame beach break over sand. Works on N–ENE swell, offshore when the wind is SSE.
HAZARDS
The filled ridge is how good the conditions are. The dashed line is the level the wave demands that month.
WHEN NOT TO COME
July drops to 19% rideable days; June drops to 22% rideable days; August drops to 24% rideable days. If those are the only weeks you can travel, book somewhere else — we would rather lose the booking than sell you a flat week.
| MONTH | RIDEABLE | TYPICAL FACE | OFFSHORE | WATER | DEMANDS | VERDICT |
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| Jan | 64% | 2.0 m | 50% | 26°C | 72/100 | Shoulder |
| Feb | 62% | 1.9 m | 52% | 26°C | 72/100 | Shoulder |
| Mar | 57% |
| 1.8 m |
| 50% |
| 26°C |
| 72/100 |
| Shoulder |
| Apr | 46% | 1.5 m | 44% | 27°C | 64/100 | Shoulder |
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| May | 32% | 1.1 m | 38% | 27°C | 60/100 | Off |
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| Jun | 22% | 0.9 m | 34% | 28°C | 60/100 | Off |
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| Jul — the month you are looking at | 19% | 0.8 m | 34% | 28°C | 52/100 | Off |
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| Aug | 24% | 0.9 m | 34% | 28°C | 60/100 | Off |
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| Sep | 35% | 1.2 m | 38% | 28°C | 60/100 | Off |
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| Oct | 46% | 1.5 m | 42% | 28°C | 72/100 | Off |
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| Nov | 57% | 1.9 m | 48% | 28°C | 72/100 | Shoulder |
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| Dec | 64% | 2.0 m | 52% | 27°C | 72/100 | Shoulder |
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