El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 08 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
26.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Canal today?

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (08 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
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
Period(s) (?)8888888888812111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1531461691981631421141139595142274433485485544534526451434360353353353
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.39
1:49AM
0.61
1:41PM
0.39
2:42AM
0.60
2:43PM
0.40
3:35AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.15
8:45AM
0.24
7:36PM
0.18
9:38AM
0.25
8:38PM
0.20
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:26
Sunset--6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-131------1221---111-1-1
Temp. °C293028262523232428272725242323242828272524242425
Feels °C (?)313232282825262729282927262525272928282726272729
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