Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period, E swell with 383 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 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 Monday (Aug 17) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 11AM. 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+) | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 17th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabarete over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you. Looking at the next couple of weeks, the ocean is going to be a bit of a battle, not a blessing. We’ve got a solid run of onshore winds and choppy conditions that’s gonna make you work for every little crumb. It’s not going to be pretty out there for a while.
The real story is the wind. It’s coming out of the east, but it’s blowing cross-on shore, which is just about the worst angle for us. It’s going to chop up whatever swell we have, turning it into a bumpy, lumpy mess. That’s the case from this Sunday, the 16th, all the way through the next week. The swell heights will be there sometimes – we see a pulse on the 25th and 26th with waves around 6ft – but the wind is just going to wreck it. That bigger swell on the 26th has some decent energy behind it, the combined energy is strong at 880, but it’s showing at 8 seconds, which combined with the cross-on wind, is just going to be a mess.
The only real glimmer of hope in this whole stretch is late on Thursday, the 27th. The wind is forecast to swing to the southeast, coming more cross-off. That’s the magic word. It’s going to be cleaner, with the wave comment showing "clean" and the swell still at a rideable 5ft with a period of 9 seconds. That’s about as good as it gets. It’s a brief window, but that’s your shot.
The rest of the days are just a blur of chop and lumps. The first week is pretty much a write-off. The weekend of the 22nd and 23rd might tempt you out, but it’s going to be poor surf conditions. The second week, from the 24th onwards, even the bigger swell on the 26th is going to be compromised. It’s a long stretch of nothing to get excited about, but that’s the way it goes sometimes. You just have to be patient and pick your moment. That Thursday afternoon is the one.
So, my advice? Don’t bother paddling out until you see that wind swing around. Watch the forecast, be ready, and you might get a few clean ones late on the 27th. It’s not much, but it’s something.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 356 | 383 | 343 | 239 | 241 | 276 | 189 | 115 | 165 | 107 | 86 | 46 | 33 | 50 | 51 | 129 | 86 | 110 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | 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-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM0.64m | 11:32AM0.65m | 11:39PM0.58m | 12:23PM0.65m | 00:19AM0.52m | 1:15PM0.63m | 1:00AM0.46m | 2:09PM0.61m | 1:44AM0.42m | 3:06PM0.60m | 2:32AM0.39m | 4:05PM0.59m | 3:28AM0.37m | ||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.09m | 5:44PM0.15m | 5:51AM0.09m | 6:41PM0.19m | 6:31AM0.10m | 7:40PM0.22m | 7:14AM0.10m | 8:42PM0.24m | 7:59AM0.11m | 9:45PM0.25m | 8:49AM0.12m | 10:47PM0.25m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | NNE 10 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 11 | 239 | 241 | 10 | 189 | 115 | 4 | 107 | 86 | 11 | 33 | 50 | 51 | 129 | 86 | 3 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 9 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 6 | — | — | N 8 | NE 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 356 | 383 | 343 | — | — | 276 | — | — | 165 | — | — | 46 | 24 | 18 | 20 | — | — | 110 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 684 | 1079 | 14 | 637 | 824 | 5 | 156 | 821 | 14 | 679 | 637 | 14 | 506 | 824 | 0 | 684 | 878 | 14 |
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