| Country | Currency | Safety |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Pesos | Organized crime, Banditos, Driving at Night |
| U. S. | U.S. Dollars | Violent crime, theft. |
| Costa Rica | Colones | Theft, use caution at night, driving hazards. |
| Barbados | Barbadian Dollars |
Safe, but getting more dangerous. |
| Dominican Republic |
Dominican Pesos |
Caution at night. Driving hazards. |
| Puerto Rico | U.S. Dollars | Violent crime, theft. |
| Place | Wetsuit | Wave Size |
|---|---|---|
| Baja | Full, Booties, Trunks | waist high to giant |
| California | Spring, Full, Booties |
waist high to giant |
| Florida | Trunks, Spring, Full |
waist high to overhead |
| Costa Rica | Trunks | waist high to double overhead |
| Barbados | Trunks, Top | waist high to double overhead |
| Dominican Republic |
Trunks, Top | waist high to triple overhead |
| Puerto Rico | Trunks | waist high to giant |
The Amber Coast is located on the Northern Coast of the Dominican Republic and is a terrific destination for a surf trip. Warm water, friendly people, reef breaks, and sizable surf can be found here. Fly in to Puerto Plata.
Visiting surfers may want to rent a car or go to a surf camp that will pick you up from and take you to the airport and take you to the beach daily as driving can be a little nerve-wracking in the D.R. There are plenty of options for lodging and eating as well as tourist shops. Bring your shortboard or longboard, fish, and a step-up. Trunks should suffice, but a wetsuit top is nice as it can get overcast, rainy, and windy. This is a very popular wind-surfing and kite-boarding destination.
Surf breaks here include Encuentro which has a variety of waves, some more crowded than others. La Preciosa is an excellent reef break located in a beautiful bay and should not be missed if it is breaking. This wave can only handle a small crowd, but some decent size. There are plenty of other waves along this stretch of coast.