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La Bahia ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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La Bahia Surf Forecast / Dominican Republic

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 07 am Monday 04 Jun 2012

La Bahia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
E
0.4
NE
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NE
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NE
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NE
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NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.3
NNE
0.5
E
Period (s) (?) 8 8 8 10 10 10 8 9 10 11 10 11 14 13 6 8 12 9
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

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Max-energy 35 34 33 41 40 36 22 22 24 29 16 23 47 42 101 100 26 36
Wind
(km/h)
5
N 15
NE 15
SE 15
SE 25
E 25
SSE 20
ESE 30
E 25
SE 25
ESE 35
E 20
SE 20
ESE 25
E 20
SSE 15
SE 20
ENE 20
SSE
Wind State (?) glass cross-
on
off cross-
off
cross-
off
off cross-
off
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cross-
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off cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at La Bahia blow from the SSE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)


9:21PM
0.86
8:45AM
0.39

10:14PM
0.85
9:45AM
0.40

11:05PM
0.81
10:47AM
0.41

11:54PM
0.76
11:51AM
0.43

12:40AM
0.70
12:57PM
0.45

1:25AM
0.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54PM
-0.22

3:52AM
0.11

2:49PM
-0.21
4:45AM
0.10

3:45PM
-0.16

5:35AM
0.09
4:41PM
-0.10

6:23AM
0.09
5:39PM
-0.03

7:09AM
0.07
6:40PM
0.05

 

Note: the tide data above is for Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic which is 20 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for La Bahia. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's La Bahia sea temperature is 27.9 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 27.8 max: 28.4 min: 26.8 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very warm air temperatures (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very warm air temperatures (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).
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Summary clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear rain shwrs rain shwrs
Rain (mm) - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 2 - 1 7
High °C 28 29 26 28 30 28 28 30 28 29 30 28 29 30 29 29 30 28
Low °C 25 28 25 25 29 25 26 30 26 26 29 26 26 30 27 26 29 26
Chill °C (?) 28 29 26 28 30 28 28 30 28 29 30 28 29 30 29 29 30 28
Sunrise 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - - 6:01 - -
Sunset - 19:17 - - 19:19 - - 19:19 - - 19:19 - - 19:20 - - 19:20 -
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Information about the La Bahia Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for La Bahia provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at La Bahia can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our La Bahia surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (La Bahia) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for La Bahia may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

La Bahia is 19 km (12 miles) from Puerto Plata. If you plan a holiday in Amber Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in Puerto Plata. Puerto Plata has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.