Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, E swell with 212 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cabarete this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cabarete in the next 16 days are 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 10th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you about the surf outlook for Cabarete. We've got a long stretch ahead, and I'm not gonna sugarcoat it – things are looking pretty flat and messy for the foreseeable future.
Right now, and all the way through the window, the wind is blowing steady out of the East, which puts it straight into the cross-onshore category for this spot. That onshore breeze is just chopping everything up, leaving us with poor surf conditions day after day. The swell we are seeing is small, typically around 3ft to 4ft, and coming from the East. That's not the magic direction for Cabarete, which really lights up from the NE. The period is short too, mostly between 5 and 8 seconds, which means weak, crumbly waves. The combined energy reading is mostly in the low 100s or even high double digits (172 on July 11th morning, dropping to 62 on July 22nd morning), confirming it's just weak, messy stuff.
There are no standouts here, folks. This is a blank run. For a spot like Cabarete that is usually consistent, this is a tough stretch. Every session from Saturday morning, July 11th, right through to Sunday morning, July 26th, is the same story: onshore wind, weak swell, and poor quality. The water temperature is running about average for this time of year.
Honestly, if the wind keeps up like this, the setup might be more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers. For everyone else, save your energy. Forecasts can change, and this spot tends not to stay this messy for long, but for now, there's nothing to get excited about.
Stay tuned, and keep your eyes on that forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 164 | 163 | 114 | 124 | 147 | 153 | 121 | 177 | 106 | 127 | 152 | 80 | 106 | 90 | 107 | 104 | 66 | 77 | 127 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:52AM0.43m | 6:18PM0.77m | 5:56AM0.43m | 7:17PM0.80m | 7:01AM0.45m | 8:12PM0.82m | 8:03AM0.48m | 9:06PM0.82m | 9:04AM0.51m | 9:56PM0.80m | 10:03AM0.55m | 10:44PM0.77m | 11:01AM0.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.21m | 11:05AM-0.01m | 00:58AM0.18m | 12:04PM-0.03m | 1:55AM0.16m | 1:03PM-0.04m | 2:48AM0.15m | 2:03PM-0.04m | 3:38AM0.13m | 3:02PM-0.01m | 4:26AM0.12m | 4:01PM0.03m | 5:12AM0.11m | 5:01PM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | 7:23 | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | E 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 206 | 8 | 4 | 114 | 6 | 5 | 153 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | N 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 9 | N 12 | — | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 164 | 163 | — | 124 | 147 | — | 121 | 177 | 106 | 127 | 152 | 80 | 106 | 90 | 107 | 104 | 66 | 77 | 127 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 1079 | 1079 | 14 | 679 | 888 | 14 | 684 | 824 | 14 | 506 | 1079 | 14 | 506 | 824 | 34 | 152 | 884 | 152 | 506 | 506 |
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