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

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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Yvette Byrne-Menard
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I DID IT!!! 🏄🏽‍♀️🫶🏽🏄🏽‍♀️ It was a team effort of course 🤭 …This was my VERY FIRST surfing today, and I rode several waves 🤙🏼 thanks to this crew: Marie, Ashely & Daniel! My key Instructor (Daniel) helped me to face my fears during the process…He was excellent: very thorough surfing theory, encouraging, kind and a little strict which I appreciated (he doesn’t allow you to “give up”, even on the wooden practice board 😑🥲). I’m still basking in the experience THANK YOU, team, and especially to Daniel for sharing his knowledge and passion for this sport. I guess I’m a surfer now! Until next time :)
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Tanner Frisby
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There are multiple surf schools side by side on this beach and they all charge roughly the same price for roughly the same services. I choose Cabarete Surf Company over the other options and I think I choose correctly. The staff spoke clear English and appeared more customer satisfaction focused than profit focused. I showed up without an appointment and while they were willing to take me on at that time, they advised the conditions would not be good for a novice and that I should come back in the morning (low tide) if my schedule could accommodate. One thing that set their school apart from the others is their land lesson was on a rope suspended board. Others used a real surfboard stably lying on the sand. The suspended plank simulates the balance/ocean conditions better (and is probably a bit harder than the real thing). This shifts more of the learning curve to the land lesson (faster learning, less exhausting, easier to iterate on feedback). I had a bunch of fun and wouldn't change anything in hindsight.
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Hugo Ducerf
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Je recommande à 100% l’école, trop bonne vibe! Maria et les autres membres de l’école sont au top, de superbes planches et cours :)
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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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