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Barranca surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Barranca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barranca sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Barranca today?
The current surf forecast for Barranca at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Barranca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 147 | 157 | 165 | 130 | 133 | 136 | 136 | 68 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 53 | 87 | 93 | 186 | 197 | 232 | 167 | 186 | 197 | 203 | 240 | 247 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 0.27 | 9:44AM 0.27 | 10:17AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:35PM -0.00 | 11:51PM -0.02 | 12:05AM -0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
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