Barranca 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.99° N 71.16° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Barranca sea temperature is

29.8°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 (05 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Barranca at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (05 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 5								Sunday 6								Monday 7
	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	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	33	47	43	32	25	26	32	39	47	38	40	42	42	51	60	62	64	78	83	100	111	114	135	153
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide							7:16PM0.29m					8:44AM0.02m			7:59PM0.30m					8:32AM0.04m				8:41PM0.29m
Low Tide			5:25AM0.01m								6:02AM0.02m	10:37AM0.02m							6:31AM0.04m		11:37AM0.03m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:53	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	27	30	31	30	27	27	26	26	28	30	31	30	27	27	27	26	28	30	31	30	27	27
Feels °C	30	30	31	32	33	33	32	32	29	30	32	33	34	34	32	31	31	30	32	33	33	33	32	31
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	ESE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	33	33	32	32	25	26	32	39	38	38	40	42	7	51	60	62	64	78	83	—	111	114	135	153
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	7	7	7	8	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	1	7	7	7	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	E 8	E 7	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	2	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	47	43	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	—	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	100	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Baorvco Caribbean Coast	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	Jacmel South Coast	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean Coast	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	Inches Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	Jacmel South Coast	Red Beach Caribbean Coast	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	La Punta Amber Coast	West End Anegada	Cueva del Indio Puerto Rico	Los Patos Caribbean Coast	Barranca Caribbean Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	100	148	19	428	428	716	148	100	100	54	100	428	550	716	148	125	100	100	130	217	716	480	100	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Caribbean Coast - Dominican Republic	Los Patos		Los Patos					Los Patos	El Chinchorro (Red Beach)	El Chinchorro (Red Beach)	Los Patos					El Chinchorro (Red Beach)	El Chinchorro (Red Beach)	El Chinchorro (Red Beach)	Guibia				Guibia	Guibia
Rating (10 max)	1		1					1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast				La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast				Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Gun Point Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1
Header Global	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Captains South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Country Club (African Beach) South Africa	Reunion South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	6	5	9	9	9	9	7	8	5	5	5	8	9	6	7

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