Autumn – we Love it!! It means the end of the small wave season and for the most part, the windy season too and heralds the arrival of the swells that come from the North, when waves are cleaner, bigger and have better intervals. Paddling is easier and the rides longer. Q. Why do Dominican [...]
This weekend hosts the Masters Surf Reunion at Playa Encuentro. A well organized event by Ricardo Ripoll, this competition will have some great surfers competing and the timing could not be better, with a nice big North swell arriving at the same time. Get yourself down to the beach to take part in the action [...]
Swell Surf Camp We have always been very proud of the hotel Jim and I created, which has been #1 in the Trip Advisor Popularity Rating practically since we opened, but Swell is now an award-winning hotel, receiving the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence, 2011. Our guests return time and time again – if you [...]
It has been an amazing month already for surf conditions, May rarely sees the type of surf wave perfection we have been enjoying in the last week. This time of year the storms passing through the US are normally over and our surf calms down to a perfect beginner-sized wave. Instead, we have seen 2.5 [...]