Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, E swell with 191 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cabarete this week:
The surf forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cabarete in the next 16 days are 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey, it’s Rusty. I’ve poured over the charts for the next 16 days for Cabarete, and I’ll be honest, it’s a rough outlook. The wind is stuck out of the east, blowing cross-onshore, and it’s just trashing any chance of clean surf. The water is a warm 85°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
The first waves we see are on Thursday morning, the 3rd, but they’re tiny and ugly. Cabarete, a reef break, has a 1ft swell from the east with a weak 8-second period, and the combined energy is a measly 37. The east wind is 12 mph, cross-onshore, making it choppy and poor. This pattern holds for days – small, wind-affected junk. On Friday the 4th it’s 2ft to 3ft, still weak and bumpy.
We get a slight bump in energy on Saturday afternoon, the 5th, with the swell hitting 4ft from the east, and the combined energy climbing to 191 (moderate), but the wind is still 19 mph cross-onshore, so it’s lumpy and no good. It’s the same story every day: the wind is too strong, the swell is too small, or both. On Sunday the 13th, the swell reaches 5ft with 219 energy, but the wind is still 16 mph cross-onshore and messy. The biggest energy comes on Monday the 14th, with 5ft swell and 236 energy, but again, the cross-onshore wind ruins it.
The wind finally shifts a little on the 17th of September to a cross-shore south-easterly, but at 16 to 19 mph, it’s still not clean. The swell is 2ft to 3ft with a 9-second period, but the energy is low and the wind is still too strong.
There is no standout session here. The wind is the deal-breaker, and the swell is too small or too wind-chopped to matter. For a consistent reef like Cabarete, this is a real dry spell. It’s more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddling one right now.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 69 | 161 | 34 | 57 | 63 | 34 | 57 | 63 | 33 | 26 | 74 | 78 | 128 | 158 | 150 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:16AM0.44m | 2:36PM0.68m | 2:17AM0.42m | 3:43PM0.69m | 3:27AM0.43m | 4:49PM0.70m | 4:40AM0.45m | 5:50PM0.71m | 5:49AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.71m | 6:51AM0.55m | 7:34PM0.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.21m | 7:28AM0.05m | 9:20PM0.22m | 8:31AM0.05m | 10:28PM0.22m | 9:40AM0.06m | 11:28PM0.20m | 10:49AM0.06m | 00:21AM0.18m | 11:54AM0.06m | 1:08AM0.16m | 12:56PM0.06m | 1:50AM0.14m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | E 7 | E 7 | N 9 | E 4 | E 8 | — | E 5 | E 8 | N 7 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 69 | — | 34 | 57 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 20 | 24 | 47 | 31 | 19 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | N 8 | — | E 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 12 | N 7 | N 12 | NNE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 30 | 1 | — | 29 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | NE 10 | NE 13 | N 7 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 96 | 15 | 12 | 20 | — | — | 161 | — | — | 63 | — | 57 | 63 | — | 17 | 74 | 78 | 128 | 158 | 150 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 152 | 487 | 824 | 14 | 368 | 637 | 5 | 247 | 637 | 0 | 368 | 637 | 5 | 368 | 506 | 14 | 368 | 1079 | 14 |
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