Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, E swell with 332 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cabarete this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Cabarete in the next 16 days are 1.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 2PM. 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 | 2PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for our local patch.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch. We're looking at a solid run of nothing much for the next couple of weeks. The wind is a big problem. It's coming out of the east, straight onshore, and it's got some chew on it, so the ocean is gonna be a choppy, lumpy mess for days. There's simply no surf worth paddling out for.
Saturday the 8th kicks it off with a weak 4ft to 5ft swell from the ENE, but it's a short-period 7 or 8 seconds and the wind is a cross-onshore mess. The combined energy is weak to moderate at best (161 to 195). This pattern is locked in. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday... it's the same story. Moderate to fresh easterly winds, small junky swell, and the wave comment is "poor surf conditions" every single time. It's a full-on grind.
We get a bit more size towards the end of the week, but it comes with a cost. By Friday the 14th, the swell is pushing 6ft from the east, and the energy climbs into the 300s (334 to 356), but the wind is fresh and onshore at 18 to 22 mph. That's a washing machine, not a surf break. This continues right through the weekend and into the start of the next week. The swell energy actually gets pretty punchy on Tuesday the 18th, hitting 743, with a long 11-second period from the east, but the wind is still cross-onshore. It's a real shame, because that energy would be incredible if the wind was offshore.
After that, it fades away into the 20th and beyond, with tiny waves and more onshore wind. The swell drops to 1ft by the 21st. There's a little blip on the 22nd with a 2ft swell from the NE with a 10-11 second period, but it's too small and the wind is still on it.
Bottom line, folks: there are no good options in this 16-day window. It's a blank run. We've got consistent onshore wind and small, messy surf. The only silver lining is that for Cabarete, a reef break exposed to the northeast, it's a setup that looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing right now. We'll keep an eye on it, but for now, the board stays on the car.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 188 | 125 | 118 | 114 | 139 | 161 | 192 | 146 | 117 | 130 | 73 | 68 | 95 | 101 | 113 | 158 | 217 | 291 | 302 | 280 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:03PM0.72m | 4:39AM0.42m | 6:05PM0.75m | 5:48AM0.45m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.03m | 11:44PM0.21m | 10:52AM0.01m | 00:43AM0.19m | 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 | |||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | E 6 | — | N 8 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 13 | 125 | 12 | 12 | 139 | 11 | 11 | 146 | 117 | 11 | 73 | 68 | 11 | 101 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | NE 12 | — | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 14 | — | — | — | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 6 | — | 12 | — | — | 12 | 12 | — | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 188 | — | 118 | 114 | — | 161 | 192 | — | — | 130 | — | — | 95 | — | 113 | 158 | 217 | 291 | 302 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 679 | 915 | 14 | 684 | 1079 | 14 | 367 | 824 | 14 | 1079 | 1079 | 14 | 20 | 1009 | 14 | 101 | 362 | 14 | 156 | 1079 | 14 |
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