Canadian & Dominican owned — surfing Playa Encuentro since 2022

Students with surfboards at Playa Encuentro

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Learn to Surf
in Cabarete

Patient, beginner-friendly surf lessons for families, children, couples and small groups at Playa Encuentro — one of the Caribbean’s best beaches to catch your first wave.

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Lessons, rentals and progression paths at Playa Encuentro — organized around how you want to surf.

Beginner Surf Lesson

Your first wave in 90 minutes. Soft boards, patient coaching, warm Caribbean water. $65/person.

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Board rentals

Board Rentals

Already surf? Grab a board from our quiver. $20/hour or $30/day, deals for longer stays.

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Young surfers on a wave at Playa Encuentro

Multi-Day Package

Surf every day and watch yourself progress. 3 to 10-day packages from $180.

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Cabarete Surf Company family - Elizabeth, Victor and Victorio

Why Cabarete Surf Company

A Family-Owned Surf School Built for Unforgettable Moments

Victor and Elizabeth built Cabarete Surf Company around something simple: creating moments people carry home with them. Patient instruction, small groups, and a team that turns your first wave into a memory that lasts long after the trip is over.

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Family-owned surf school

Since 2022

Teaching at Playa Encuentro

⭐ 5.0

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Playa Encuentro, Cabarete

Right on the sand, a few steps from the waves — 10 minutes from Cabarete town.

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Loved by First-Time Surfers & Families

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Bleda Tasci
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It was our first time surfing and we had a great time. Daniel is the best!
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marie
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It was such a fun experience!! The people are so lovely and the teachers are amazing. It was so easy to catch the waves after one course. They also take pictures of you, so you‘re going to have a pretty souvenir to look at. I loved it and would recommend it to everyone. Much love <3
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Max Messerschmidt
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Vom ersten Moment an fühlt man sich hier willkommen – und zwar nicht nur mit einem Hallo, sondern wirklich mit einem herzlichen Handschlag. Innerhalb eines Tages wurden wir Teil der Surffamilie und in die Surfgemeinschaft aufgenommen. Es macht unglaublich viel Spaß, gemeinsam zu surfen, zu lachen und Zeit miteinander zu verbringen. Besonders schön ist, dass es nicht nach der Surf stunde endet: Es wird sich auch danach Zeit für einen genommen, man sitzt zusammen, erzählt, tauscht sich aus und fühlt sich einfach Zuhause in einer vorerst fremden Surfschule Eine wirklich besondere Erfahrung, die ich jedem empfehlen kann, egal wie alt.🏄‍♀️🌊
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tazi Adam
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I had a great experience surfing with cabarete surf company. Marie was super friendly and helpful . I recommended strongly to visit
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Wijnand De Smit
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We took the beginners course last Friday. Very professional instructor and the entire staff is really friendly and helpful. Would definitely recommend taking a course here.
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Genevieve Lalande
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It was great!!! My daughter is 7 and she had a wonderful experience with Yan
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Edilio Zitro
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I rented a board from them for 3 days while I was there I didn’t take surf lesson But I did notice there attention to detail and patience with the clients they were teaching Irregardless of you were renting or taking lessons Mary and Ashley were really helpful in sharing info on Cabarete and other parts of DR I would totally recommend them for rentals or surf lessons
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Samantha Spiegel
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I tried surfing for the first time with Orlando’s help! He was awesome, as was Ashley. Most of the 90 minutes was spent in the water, and I learned so much. If we had more time on our trip, I would definitely be back! Be sure to bring cash (and that’s true for the food places within walking distance too). They supply rashguards and water shoes!
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gg
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Wow, there so nice and really good at what there doing. We were beginners and hade 9 ichs and took 2 surf lessons and after that tried the 8 on our own and with 8 ich it went well and we had allot of fun. 10/10 would go again.
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Kayla
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We had a great time learning to surf with marie, daniel, and ted! My crew did well

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