Barranca surf break

Barranca surfForecast / Caribbean Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 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
27.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Barranca today?

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
5
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
29
30
30
21
6
6
14
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:58AM0.28m
5:53AM0.26m
9:06PM0.11m
6:37AM0.24m
8:49PM0.14m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.01m
2:34PM0.04m
10:10PM0.10m
2:16PM0.07m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:22
6:22
6:20
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7:02
7:02
7:02
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
23
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
24
27
27
26
25
24
24
23
25
27
29
27
25
25
27
26
28
28
28
29
29
27
27
26
27
29
30
28
28
27
27
26
28
28
30
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
8
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
29
29
29
10
10
21
6
6
14
4
2
2
5
5
5
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
Energy kJ
17
10
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
4
4
6
30
30
6
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
208
19
208
208
424
413
208
208
207
207
207
208
208
208
208
207
207
207
207
208
209
226
207
207
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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