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Barranca surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 13 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
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Barranca today?
The current surf forecast for Barranca at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Barranca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 208 | 214 | 306 | 214 | 226 | 276 | 247 | 237 | 316 | 245 | 257 | 361 | 370 | 370 | 331 | 313 | 277 | 228 | 202 | 197 | 197 | 169 | 256 | 268 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:16AM 0.23 | 8:29AM 0.24 | 8:49AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:17PM 0.06 | 11:15PM 0.04 | 11:22PM 0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 |
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