El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 15 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
27.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Canal today?

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
E
0.9
NNE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)999998888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)445398389318267137212169169131140929492217207159159159149149155120124
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.69
7:31AM
0.59
8:09PM
0.76
8:16AM
0.56
8:58PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.12
1:40AM
0.14
1:33PM
0.07
2:34AM
0.12
2:14PM
0.03
3:29AM
0.11
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:00-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1----12711----1121--
Temp. °C262625242322222327262624232323242727272424232223
Feels °C (?)282726272524242528262725242525262727282525252425
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