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Barranca surf break

Barranca surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 18 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
27.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Barranca today?

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)383392344460306264264264353291328291350334323207191210199173248184181284
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31AM
0.28
11:52AM
0.27
12:08PM
0.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
0.00
1:30AM
0.03
1:49AM
0.06
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:18-------7:18--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:31-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C262324232324272826242423232327282725242424242728
Feels °C (?)262526252425282928272626262528292828262625252728
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