Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, E swell with 443 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cabarete this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cabarete in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty, and I've got to level with you about Cabarete. Straight up, the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for any kind of decent paddle surfing. This is a tough one.
The whole stretch from Monday the 10th of August right through to Tuesday the 25th of August is a write-off for wave riding. There is no standout day. Not a single one. The wind is relentless, blowing from the east and east-northeast at 12 to 22 mph, hammering the coast as a cross-onshore breeze almost the entire time. This kills the surface quality, leaving it chopped up and lumpy. What swell there is comes from the east and east-northeast, but with a short period of only 6 to 8 seconds, it’s just messy, weak windswell. The (combined swell energy) generally sits between 80 and 335, which is weak to moderate energy, but it’s all junk.
Even when the swell tries to push up a bit, like around Friday the 14th and Saturday the 15th with chest-high 6ft to 6ft (combined energy around 315 to 398), the onshore wind is so strong it just shreds any chance of a clean face. That size isn't massive, but with that wind, it's unsurfable. For a reef break like Cabarete, it needs clean conditions to work, and it's not getting them.
Later in the window, around Tuesday the 18th, we see the period jump to 11 seconds, and the (combined swell energy) hits 610, suggesting a stronger pulse of groundswell. But again, 5ft to 5ft with a cross-onshore wind doesn't deliver. The long period with those conditions tends to make the reef fat and walled up anyway, not the classic shape you'd want.
There is a brief moment on Thursday the 20th in the morning where the wind goes straight onshore, but it’s only a gentle breeze, and the swell is only waist-high 3ft with a short period. It’s not good, just slightly less bad than the rest.
Honestly, this whole forecast looks better suited for a kiteboard than a surfboard. The cross-onshore trades and consistent windswell will give them plenty of chop to play in. For us paddle surfers, it's a blank run. A 16-day blank run. Stick to the flat days or find a sheltered cove somewhere, because Cabarete isn't offering anything.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 139 | 113 | 110 | 119 | 88 | 77 | 161 | 124 | 89 | 151 | 254 | 332 | 391 | 443 | 343 | 302 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 229 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM0.77m | 6:54AM0.48m | 7:56PM0.78m | 7:55AM0.53m | 8:46PM0.77m | 8:52AM0.58m | 9:32PM0.74m | 9:47AM0.62m | 10:16PM0.70m | 10:40AM0.65m | 10:58PM0.64m | 11:32AM0.65m | 11:39PM0.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.00m | 1:35AM0.17m | 12:57PM0.00m | 2:23AM0.15m | 1:57PM0.01m | 3:08AM0.13m | 2:55PM0.04m | 3:50AM0.11m | 3:52PM0.07m | 4:31AM0.10m | 4:48PM0.11m | 5:11AM0.09m | 5:44PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 9 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 12 | 113 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 77 | 11 | 124 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 14 | — | — | N 14 | — | NNE 12 | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 14 | — | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 139 | — | 110 | 119 | — | — | 161 | — | — | 151 | 254 | 332 | 391 | 443 | 343 | 302 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 923 | 1005 | 14 | 1003 | 1079 | 5 | 368 | 1009 | 5 | 101 | 362 | 14 | 1056 | 1065 | 14 | 362 | 364 | 14 | 153 | 1003 | 34 |
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