El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
El Canal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Canal sea temperature is
26.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Canal today?

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
2
NNE
2.3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)9999998888666656777811111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1321061061131111061019999785253485977132189233277300887119217011837
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.68
5:19PM
0.51
6:02AM
0.67
6:20PM
0.56
6:52AM
0.65
7:12PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.19
11:21PM
0.12
12:24PM
0.17
12:24AM
0.13
1:05PM
0.16
1:20AM
0.13
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-6:39-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:54-------6:54-------6:54---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------11--11-12--2211334
Temp. °C222225262524232222222425252423242423242625232323
Feels °C (?)242425252525242324242525252423232523242525232222
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