Cabarete Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, my friends. Rusty here. I'm gonna be honest with you: this forecast for Cabarete is a rough one. We're looking at a whole bunch of nothing for the next week or more, so if you're thinking of getting wet, you might want to find another hobby for a bit.

The first several days are a total washout. Small, choppy, cross-onshore junk. We're talking knee-to-waist high slop with no energy. The wind is up, the surface is bumpy, and it's just not fun. It's a lot of effort for nothing.

We get a little bump in energy mid-week, but it's still not good. The swell is a little bigger, maybe to waist or chest high, but the period is short and the wind is still blowing onshore creating a messy, lumpy surface. You'll be dodging chop, not riding waves.

Then we hit a real flat spell. Waves drop right out. We're seeing tiny 1-2 foot days, almost no energy at all. There's nothing to ride, plain and simple.

Now, there's a change coming around the end of the week. The swell direction swings around to the northeast and the period jumps up. We start getting some real groundswell energy, with periods of 13-15 seconds. The wave heights stay small, around 3 feet, but the energy is there. We're looking at combined swell energy values of over 350, which is a solid push. The problem remains the wind. It's still cross-onshore from the east, which is going to keep things a bit ragged on the surface.

The 27th and 28th look like the pick of the bunch, but that's not saying much. We have that long-period NE swell, and there's some power behind it. But it’s not the ideal direction for Cabarete, and that long period can make it sectiony, breaking a bit straight. It's a reef break, so there’s some hope, but with the wind chop you're still going to be working for it.

Honestly, for the first week, there's nothing. It's a total blank. Don't waste your time.

The second week offers a bit more hope, but it's a long way out. That NE groundswell could give us a few fun ones around the 27th and 28th, but the wind is still the wildcard. It's still showing as cross-onshore, so it's not going to be perfect. We're looking at a more powerful, but messier, kind of surf.

So, there's no standout day in this forecast. We go from nothing to a bit of a bumpy, NE groundswell late next week. That’s the one to keep an eye on, but it’s not something to get fired up about just yet. Long-range stuff is always a gamble. As it stands, it's a waiting game.

Stay patient, and we'll see what the ocean gives us.

Rusty.

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