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El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 ASTForecast 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Canal today?
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
206 | 206 | 199 | 179 | 153 | 111 | 134 | 183 | 220 | 193 | 168 | 127 | 111 | 74 | 94 | 131 | 170 | 168 | 131 | 111 | 114 | 100 | 106 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:11PM0.62m | 5:09AM0.56m | 6:04PM0.69m | 6:00AM0.54m | 6:55PM0.76m | 6:52AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:26AM0.11m | 00:26AM0.19m | 12:08PM0.06m | 1:24AM0.16m | 12:53PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 31 |
27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | E 7 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 111 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 127 | 111 | 74 | 62 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 11 | — | N 6 | NE 14 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | NE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | N 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 206 | 199 | 179 | 153 | — | 134 | 183 | 220 | 193 | 168 | — | — | 5 | 94 | 131 | 170 | 168 | 131 | 111 | 114 | 100 | 106 | 200 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 520 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 520 | 375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 377 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 375 |
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