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Barranca surf break

Barranca surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 20 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 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888776777887778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251245220179251170143154176206240306273308328302284266266357387318232238
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.27
12:08PM
0.26
11:58PM
0.09
12:21PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
0.03
1:49AM
0.06
10:18PM
0.09
1:50AM
0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:31-------6:31-------6:32-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------11------1--------
Temp. °C242323232728282524242323272827242423232327282825
Feels °C (?)262525252829302725252424272827252524242527283028
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