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El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 24 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
27.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Canal today?
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 3AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
315 | 343 | 378 | 389 | 454 | 478 | 541 | 491 | 454 | 491 | 527 | 527 | 569 | 583 | 583 | 583 | 569 | 569 | 516 | 466 | 466 | 418 | 408 | 398 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:55PM0.59m | 3:58AM0.58m | 4:54PM0.62m | 4:48AM0.54m | 5:47PM0.65m | 5:36AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.21m | 10:22AM0.14m | 11:05PM0.23m | 11:02AM0.13m | 00:06AM0.23m | 11:40AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — |
 | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 10 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 16 | N 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 315 | 343 | 378 | 389 | 454 | 478 | 541 | 491 | 454 | 491 | 527 | 527 | 569 | 583 | 583 | 583 | 569 | 569 | 516 | 466 | 466 | 418 | 408 | 398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1086 | 159 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 380 | 375 | 377 | 1071 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 375 | 1086 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 114 | 1078 |
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