Action...Looks like the SUP CUP could be on next week as this distant tropical Wave shows impressive signs of development.

1. It´s traveling on the 20degree or lower mark
2. Moving a little fast but  coming in straight from the East
3. Good circulation
 All in all it looks like next Week End is Gonna Be Rock´in on Kite Beach Cabarete for SUP and Kite

Most Surf is caused by wind some where. Wind Swell then travels until it hits reef or land.  Hurricanes and Winter Storms are the two most popular wave producers for the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.Winter Storms come from the North and are pretty simple to read, if it´s snowing in New York, Kite Beach Cabarete should have quality surf 30 hours later.   With out a doubt, Hurricanes are more dynamic and harder to read. Hurricanes come from the East and circulate in a counter clock wise spiral. The North side of the storm is where the action is, the South Side, or Lee side of the storm is the Weak side.

kite beach surf, wind and weather

With out a doubt, Hurricanes are more challenging to read, the above picture shows 2 (current) storms moving off the coast of Africa...so here are some basics
1. Both storms are 20 degrees above the Equator, which is good for us here on the North Shore. Once a storm drifts above 20 degrees, it rarely comes back.
2. Notice the black inside the storm, this indicates intense action and tight circulation which is good for generating waves.
3. Notice the lite blue color off the coast of New York, this is wind swell from a Low Pressure system, this Low will most likely keep the Hurricane from drifting North.
4. Under the words Storm Surf it says "+180 hours", this is a forecast of where the swell will be in 180 hours.
5. Lee Side can have great surf and off shore winds depending on the speed and distance of the storm.
As wave riders watch this storm they are hoping for a storm which is slow moving, stalls East of the island and throws a ho loto surf

...well at least for the East Coast...Hurricane Author is rolling up the East Coast as I type. Right now Author is smacking North Florida, i´m still waiting for real time reports from N. Fla. Watermen, but the wind should be off shore and the surf should be large. Looks like Cape Hatteras is going to get hammered with big surf, strong winds and a loto rain. Wave riders from New York to Boston are gearing up for some quality action, but the storm will be moving fast by the time it gets to NY, it remains to be seen if NY is going to get big wave action.  The only downsides to this storm are:
1. New York Media will call this Cat 1 storm the "Storm of the Century" and call for the National Guard
2. Author is moving a little too fast to bring long lasting action
3. The storm is a bit too close to the coast (close = rain)
4. The DR didn´t get any action from this Storm

Kite Beach Migration

The sand on kite beach migrates annually.  Big surf  brings kite beach sand, wind takes the sand away. The problem comes when there is a lot of wind but not much surf. This is what happened in 2014 on Kite Beach, so unfortunately there will not be a kite beach by mid July unless Hurricane Season kicks up heavy surf.   Most people confuse “Migration” with “Erosion”. Kite Beach does not have a problem with Erosion, rather it was really windy in 2014 and there was not much big surf.  So enjoy what beach we have now because  Kite Beach will be GONE soon. fortunately, the Sand Migration stops in September and Northern Currents start to replenish Kite Beach.

Kite Beach Winter wind is all about Bermuda

Amazing, but the majority of winter storms in this 2014 season have come off the East Coast of North America and traveled North of Bermuda. This movement means consistent surf and wind for Kite Beach Cabarete. When Storms move from North to South, they kill the wind here on Kite Beach Cabarete and bring a ho loto rain. In the 2014 season, most of the storms have traveled North of Bermuda leaving Kite Beach cabarete with strong wind and waves!

Nice Storm on the Horizon for Kite Beach Cabarete

Calm before the Storm for Kite Beach Cabarete

Quality small surf continued to roll into Kite Beach Cabarete as a Large Winter Storm approaches. This Low Pressure System looks will at some point displace the Bermuda High Pressure System which brings Kite Beach Cabarete Trade Winds.  There is a chance that there will be strong trade winds today as the southerly winds before the front mix with the the light winds caused by the heating of the Island.  This Low will bring Large Surf to Kite Beach Cabarete, Big Wave Paddle Boarding is expected by sunrise Tuesday. As the Low Passes there will be one morning of cranking westerly winds...Theese winds are expected Wednesday or Thursday...this will be the only opportunity for good kite action other than late Tuesday!

Perfect Waterman Weather for Kite Beach Cabarete

Wow...quality Wave Riding action in the morning followed by good kiting in the afternoon and evening.

Swell continues to roll onto Kite Beach Cabarete, cloud cover is keeping the wind off until later in the morning, making for clean wave riding conditions and almost Air Condition type Temperatures, in fact the water is much warmer than the air. Sun eventually burns off the clouds and the day´s heat builds and rises.  The trade winds fill in the void left by the rising hot air making for quality Kite Action. The hotter the day gets, the stronger the wind becomes. This is why Late will be Great for kite boarding!

A distant Low Pressure system will help keep this Perfect Waterman Weather in place for the next four days, after that the Next Big Front will barrel off the East Coast and bring us more good surf starting Tuesday Morning and possibly some Storm Kite Action Thursday and Friday.

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