Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, E swell with 337 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. 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 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, straight up, this is a tough stretch for us at Cabarete. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for a proper surf – there's not a single recommendation to get excited about. The wind is our main enemy here. It's blowing from the east and east-northeast, which puts it as a cross-onshore breeze for just about every session, and it's often a fresh breeze, so it's kicking up chop and making things lumpy. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing weird there.
We have a little pulse of swell around the 30th of July, with the combined energy hitting 332 (moderate) in the afternoon, and the swell is 6 ft from the east. But that wind is still ruining it – fresh cross-onshore and lumpy. It's the same story all the way through.
The biggest energy we see is on the 12th of August, with a combined energy of 428 (moderate) and a 6 ft east swell, but again, it's a cross-onshore mess. The swell period is between 5 and 8 seconds most of the time, so it's short-period, wind-driven stuff, not the clean groundswell we want. With the constant onshore wind and the beach setup, honestly, this looks way more interesting for kite surfing than for paddle surfing. We've got a solid 16 days of poor surf conditions ahead. It tends not to stay this way forever, but for now, leave the boards in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 105 | 161 | 37 | 34 | 90 | 86 | 178 | 332 | 287 | 253 | 302 | 228 | 187 | 257 | 187 | 160 | 121 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:33AM0.41m | 8:32PM0.68m | 8:19AM0.44m | 9:09PM0.68m | 9:04AM0.47m | 9:44PM0.68m | 9:49AM0.51m | 10:18PM0.67m | 10:34AM0.54m | 10:52PM0.64m | 11:19AM0.57m | 11:27PM0.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.21m | 1:26PM0.09m | 3:04AM0.21m | 2:12PM0.10m | 3:38AM0.20m | 2:57PM0.11m | 4:11AM0.19m | 3:42PM0.13m | 4:43AM0.17m | 4:29PM0.16m | 5:15AM0.15m | 5:18PM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:20 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 5 | E 8 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | N 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 105 | — | 37 | 33 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 287 | — | — | 228 | 187 | 1 | 187 | 160 | — | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 10 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 161 | — | 34 | 90 | 86 | 178 | 332 | — | 253 | 302 | — | — | 257 | — | — | 121 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 368 | 637 | 0 | 684 | 362 | 14 | 368 | 362 | 5 | 743 | 821 | 14 | 368 | 506 | 5 | 506 | 1003 | 5 |
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