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Barranca surf break

Barranca surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
28.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Barranca today?

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)728984848686707070848689919174747256796866685442
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
0.30
2:30AM
0.29
3:48AM
0.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
-0.03
2:02PM
-0.03
2:26PM
-0.01
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:22----
Sunset------7:01-------7:01-------7:01-
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
112------221-12121112211
Temp. °C242424252728272524242425272726252524232425262625
Feels °C (?)272726272829292927272728292929292827262626282827
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