Barranca surf break

Barranca surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 AST
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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
27.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Barranca today?

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)--
Afternoon (06 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (06 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Barranca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.4
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)665666656556666665666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46486975597761452530475143746150273680891375810283
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
0.23
1:23PM
0.19
7:30AM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
0.06
10:55PM
0.08
10:44PM
0.08
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-----7:16-------7:16-------7:18--
Sunset6:22-------6:23-------6:23-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111------11------1------
Temp. °C262424232322262726242423232227272624232322222728
Feels °C (?)282726252524282827262525252427272725242524232627
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