Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barranca sea temperature is

29.7°C

Barranca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Barranca today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (18 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	40	40	33	34	35	38	39	25	25	24	23	23	23	22	21	20	22	22	21	20	20	15	15
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	SE	NE	NNE	N	N	NE	E	SE	SSE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide						5:42PM0.22m								6:10PM0.22m					8:51AM0.11m			6:26PM0.22m
Low Tide	3:22AM0.02m								3:44AM0.05m							1:55AM0.08m			10:41AM0.11m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	26	30	30	29	26	26	25	25	26	29	30	29	26	25	25	25	26	29	30	29	26	26
Feels °C	28	29	32	32	32	31	30	28	28	29	31	33	32	30	28	28	28	30	32	33	32	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	40	40	33	34	35	38	39	25	25	24	23	23	23	22	21	20	22	22	21	20	20	15	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	8	6	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Paraiso Caribbean Coast	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	La Punta Amber Coast	Luquillo - La Selva Puerto Rico	Dogmans (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Dogmans (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Jacmel South Coast	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean Coast	Paraiso Caribbean Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	Bridges Puerto Rico	Fort George Cut (Pine Cay) Turks and Caicos Islands	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	Coffee Break Amber Coast	Coffee Break Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	27	100	217	580	413	413	148	54	27	148	208	425	443	207	207	207	207	207	208	298	208	207	207
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic	Los Patos	Los Patos						Bahia de las Aguilas	Paraiso
Rating (10 max)	1	1						1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast				La Preciosa Amber Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1			3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Calicoan Island ABCD Beach Philippines	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Cyclops Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	4	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	6	5	8	5	5	6	6	6	9	6

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