El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AST
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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
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Canal today?

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161191183181181181173178168173173163196201206206198193193193193223223198
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
0.56
8:58PM
0.80
9:03AM
0.53
9:49PM
0.83
9:51AM
0.51
10:42PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.12
2:14PM
0.03
3:29AM
0.11
2:58PM
0.00
4:24AM
0.11
3:45PM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:20------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11111---12-1---------
Temp. °C232427272625242323242726262423232223272726252323
Feels °C (?)252627272626262525262826272524252425282726262425
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