3 Rocks

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republicreef9 m maxbeginner

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Conditions & tides

3 RocksPuerto Plata · 9 m

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 7 AM–5 PM.

Wind8 kn ESE

Current~0 kn SSE · model

Swell

0.2 m · 9s · NE

Water

29 °C

Conditions through the day

6 AM6 PM

Calmest current near slack — 11:45 PM & 11:45 AM local

Sunrise 05:30 AM · Sunset 05:36 PM local

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Tide · local

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On-face swell 0.2 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

3 Rocks lies off Puerto Plata on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, reached by boat from the town's shore. It is a reef dive with a maximum depth of around 9.4 metres, rated beginner, with visibility reported as great. Divers here have reported damselfish, garden eels, nudibranchs, nurse sharks, octopus, parrotfish, seahorses, snapper, and wrasse over the reef bottom.

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