Cabarete Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s break this down for you, but in the old feet and inches kind of way. Lookin’ at the next 16 days for Cabarete, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. This isn’t a time to be picky; it’s a time to be patient. There’s a long gap of real flatness and poor conditions right off the bat. From now, right through the 16th of August, we’re looking at basically nothing worth paddling out for. The wind has got this nasty cross-onshore angle that’s just tearing up the surface. You’ll see small, choppy lines, mostly around 3 ft, with weak energy. It’s just messy.

Now, things try to change a bit around Monday the 17th. Monday morning we get a noticeable pulse of energy with a 7 ft east swell. That’s a real step up, and the period stretches out to 11 seconds, so there’s some proper groundswell behind it. That said, the wind is still cross-onshore from the east at 12 mph, so it’s going to be a bit lumpy and challenging. For an experienced surfer, that’s your window for some size, but beginners, stay clear – 7 ft is pushing into the "experts only" territory. The water temp is 84°, nothing unusual for here, just your normal tropical bath.

After that little spike, it drops back down on the 18th, and the rest of the second week into the 26th is a real mixed bag of small, weak, and wind-affected surf. We see a few days like the 18th and 19th with the swell hanging around 3 ft to 5 ft, but the period drops, and the energy is moderate at best. And the wind? Stubbornly cross-onshore the whole time—that gentle breeze on the 19th morning at 9 mph is the closest we get to clean, but it’s still not offshore, and the swell is tiny.

To be honest, if you’re looking for a standout, we don’t have one in this forecast. The only real "standout" is Monday the 17th morning for the bigger swell, but you’re trading size for chop. This is a reef break and it’s consistently on the cards, but the conditions just aren’t lining up. Maybe keep the kite gear handy instead – with these steady east winds, the whole setup looks far more interesting for that than for a clean paddle session.

I hate to be the bearer, but that’s the call. Hang loose, check back in with me, and we’ll see if things shift.

Rusty.

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