Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, E swell with 223 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s 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 Saturday (Sep 05) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period. 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 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it for Cabarete.
To be honest, this 16-day stretch is looking grim. We’ve got a solid run of poor surf conditions with no real standout windows. The wind is the main problem—it’s almost constantly a cross-onshore breeze, from the ENE or E, and it’s chopping everything up. The swell is small and weak, with combined wave energy mostly under 100 (26) for the first few days, and while it does build into the moderate range later, the wind just doesn’t let up. There’s a gap of several days here with no decent surf to recommend.
The first real mention of anything is on Friday the 5th of September, but it’s still poor. Saturday morning the 6th has a little more energy (165) and a 4ft swell from the east, but the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph, making it lumpy and unappealing for a paddle.
Things do get a little bigger towards the end of next week. By Thursday the 11th, we’re looking at an afternoon swell of 5ft from the east, with a period of 8 seconds and combined energy hitting 356 – that’s a moderate wave energy. But again, the wind is a fresh cross-onshore at 19 mph, so it’s going to be a messy, lumpy mess. This setup might actually be more interesting for the kite surfers than for us paddle surfers, given the persistent onshore wind and choppy conditions.
Sunday the 14th sees a gentler breeze at 9 mph, but the swell drops to 4ft and the conditions are still “fairly choppy” with a cross-on wind. Not worth getting excited about.
The most promising, and I use that word loosely, might be the morning of Tuesday the 16th of September. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the east, a period of 8 seconds, and combined energy of 199. The wind is a gentle 9 mph cross-onshore, so it’ll be “fairly choppy” but at least not as strong. Still, with the wind coming from the east and the optimum swell direction for Cabarete being from the NE, the alignment isn’t ideal. It’s not a total washout, but it’s far from clean.
The rest of the period is more of the same: small swell, cross-onshore wind, and poor surf quality. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.
Bottom line: keep your board in the car and wait for a better forecast. This one’s a dud.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 5 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 54 | 15 | 88 | 137 | 45 | 57 | 60 | 46 | 74 | 52 | 30 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 79 | 128 | 163 | 152 | 217 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 7:47AM0.61m | 8:20PM0.68m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:54PM0.07m | 2:30AM0.12m | ||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | N 9 | E 4 | E 8 | — | E 5 | E 8 | N 7 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 12 | E 5 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | E 7 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 9 | 88 | — | 45 | 57 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 46 | 35 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 163 | 73 | 70 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | N 9 | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | N 8 | — | E 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | N 7 | E 8 | NNE 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 31 | 1 | — | 30 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 88 | 4 | 5 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | NE 11 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 8 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 54 | — | — | 137 | — | — | 60 | — | 74 | 52 | — | — | 54 | 47 | 79 | 128 | — | 152 | 217 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 368 | 637 | 14 | 247 | 619 | 5 | 487 | 637 | 0 | 14 | 637 | 0 | 34 | 506 | 5 | 364 | 362 | 14 | 362 | 366 |
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