Surf Forecasts:
Cabarete surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, E swell with 339 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 12s. 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 0.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) 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+) | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 31st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
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 cookin’ for Cabarete over the next couple weeks.
I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough run. The whole 16-day stretch is lookin’ pretty bleak for paddle surfing. The setup is just wrong for us. The swell direction is comin’ mostly from the east-northeast and east, but the wave comment is consistently "poor surf conditions" from the get-go. There’s not a single day flagged as good, so we’re lookin’ at a real dry spell.
Winds are the main enemy here. For the first week, from Monday 24 August right through to Sunday 30 August, we’ve got a steady cross-onshore breeze, mostly from the east at 12 to 19 mph. It’s choppy and lumpy out there. Swell heights are small, mostly around 1 ft to 4 ft, with short periods of 5 to 8 seconds – that’s just weak, wind-driven chop. The combined wave energy is low, mostly in the 70 to 269 range – weak stuff.
Then we roll into the second week. From Monday 31 August through to Tuesday 8 September, the swell period starts to creep up, hitting 11-15 seconds on some days, which means there’s some real groundswell energy sneaking in. You’ll see the combined energy jump into the 300s, 400s, even up to 579 (moderate energy). But here’s the kicker – the wind is still ruining it. It stays cross-onshore, with speeds still 9 to 19 mph. The wave comment stays "poor surf conditions" for nearly every session. Only on the morning of Wednesday 2 September does it barely tick up to "marginal" with a rating of 1 – and that’s as good as it gets. That morning has a 5 ft swell from east-northeast at 12 seconds, and a gentle breeze (9 mph) from the east-northeast. It might be *slightly* less choppy, but it’s still cross-onshore. That’s the closest we get to a surf window, and it’s not sayin’ much.
The water temperature is 84°, which is about 0.9° warmer than average – normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re missin’ waves.
Because of that persistent cross-onshore wind and the poor shape, this whole forecast looks way more interesting for the kite surfers than for anyone tryin’ to paddle out. For those on a surfboard, I’d say park the quiver and wait for a better run. This stretch is a bust.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | NE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 64 | 56 | 74 | 39 | 53 | 109 | 107 | 52 | 118 | 108 | 97 | 117 | 147 | 218 | 217 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:39PM0.63m | 6:21AM0.42m | 7:20PM0.65m | 7:11AM0.46m | 7:57PM0.66m | 7:57AM0.51m | 8:33PM0.66m | 8:41AM0.55m | 9:08PM0.65m | 9:24AM0.60m | 9:43PM0.62m | 10:08AM0.63m | 10:19PM0.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.23m | 12:19PM0.12m | 1:46AM0.22m | 1:08PM0.12m | 2:19AM0.20m | 1:55PM0.12m | 2:50AM0.18m | 2:42PM0.13m | 3:22AM0.16m | 3:30PM0.14m | 3:53AM0.13m | 4:19PM0.15m | 4:27AM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | N 11 | E 8 | E 6 | NE 16 | ENE 5 | E 8 | NE 13 | ENE 8 | E 6 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 10 | 39 | 50 | 63 | 107 | 46 | 69 | 108 | 97 | 41 | 147 | 218 | 24 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 17 | N 10 | E 9 | NE 14 | — | NE 13 | E 8 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 18 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 38 | 53 | — | 60 | 30 | — | 43 | 42 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | — | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 15 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 3 | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 68 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 64 | — | 74 | — | 23 | 109 | — | — | 118 | — | — | 117 | — | — | 217 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 32 | 679 | 637 | 32 | 34 | 1003 | 5 | 153 | 824 | 14 | 156 | 915 | 14 | 156 | 247 | 14 | 368 | 637 | 14 |
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