Encuentro rating

Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty when good: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Encuentro, Dominican Republic 48hr Surf / Weather Forecast

Issued (local time): 13 pm Thursday 11 Mar 2010
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.9
NNE 		0.8
NNE 		1.2
E 		1.3
E 		1.4
E 		1.4
E 		1.3
E 		1.3
E 		1.3
E 		1.3
E 		1.4
E 		1.4
E 		1.7
E 		1.6
E 		1.4
ESE 		1.1
E 		1.0
E 		0.4
NE
Period (s) (?) 9 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 15
Wave
Graph
(?) 		Encuentro
Max-energy 119 92 94 114 144 148 128 132 141 150 179 179 270 240 186 110 92 82
Wind
(km/h) 		15 ESE 20 E 20 E 20 E 20 ESE 20 ESE 20 ESE 15 SE 15 SE 15 ESE 20 E 20 SE 15 SE 15 SSE 15 SSE 15 SSE 10 SSE 5 E
Wind State (?) cross cross cross cross cross cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross cross cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 off off off cross
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Encuentro blow from the S
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Advanced Surf Forecast
Swell1 (m) & direction 0.9
NNE 		0.8
NNE 		0.6
NNE 		0.5
NNE 		0.5
NNE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.5
NE 		1.3
E 		1.2
E 		1.1
E 		1.1
E 		1.0
E 		0.9
E
Period (s) 9 9 9 9 8 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 7 7 7 7 7 7
Swell2 (m) & direction 0.3
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NNE 		0.4
NNE 		0.3
NNE 		0.3
NNE 		0.2
NNE 		0.2
NNE 		0.1
NE 		0.5
NE 		0.5
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE 		0.4
NE
Period (s) 15 14 14 14 14 8 8 8 8 8 9 18 12 12 12 12 12 15
Wind waves (m) & direction 1.0
E 		1.1
E 		1.2
E 		1.3
E 		1.4
E 		1.4
E 		1.3
E 		1.3
E 		1.3
E 		1.3
E 		1.4
E 		1.4
E 		1.7
E 		1.6
E 		1.4
ESE 		-
- 		-
- 		-
-
Period (s) 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 - - -
Wave
Graph
(?)
Tide State (?) ebb low flow high ebb low flow high ebb low flow high ebb low flow high ebb low
High Tide
/ height (m)


5:39PM
0.39


7:00AM
0.55


6:34PM
0.43


7:35AM
0.54

Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.19


11:53PM
-0.01


1:01PM
0.17


12:45AM
0.02


1:33PM
0.15
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Note: the tide data above is for Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic which is 20 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Encuentro. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's sea temperature is 25.9 °C (Statistics for 11 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.9 max: 26.5 min: 25.2 °C)
  part cloud part cloud clear clear part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud part cloud clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Temp. °C 26 27 27 25 25 25 24 24 27 28 28 26 26 25 24 24 28 30
Chill °C (?) 26 27 27 25 25 25 24 24 27 28 28 26 26 25 24 24 28 30
Sunrise - - - - - - - 6:52 - - - - - - - 6:52 - -
Sunset - - 18:50 - - - - - - - 18:50 - - - - - - -
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy Labahia Labahia Lapunta_2 Bahiadelasaguilas Lapunta_2 Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Labahia Labahia Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Labahia
Distance 1 km 1 km 48 km 242 km 48 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 1 km 1 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 1 km
 
Best in Region Labahia Labahia Lapunta_2 None Lapunta_2 Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Lapunta_2 Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Bocadeyasica Bocadeyasica
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Best in Country Labahia Labahia Bahiadelasaguilas Bahiadelasaguilas Bahiadelasaguilas Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Elcoson Elcoson Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Encuentro Bocadeyasica Bocadeyasica
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Global Wavefinder Neahbay Neahbay Westport_thecove Westport_thecove Yachats Westport_thecove Westport_thecove Westport_thecove Longbeach_6 Westport_thecove Garthsreef Garthsreef Deadmans Garthsreef Deadmans Northjettyateureka Northjettyateureka Northjettyateureka
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