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El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Canal today?
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 4PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at El Canal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
428 | 439 | 428 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 453 | 341 | 341 | 326 | 321 | 364 | 355 | 398 | 364 | 287 | 251 | 245 | 275 | 305 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:28AM0.48m | 00:19AM0.79m | 12:32PM0.50m | 1:15AM0.74m | 1:39PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.13m | 5:21PM0.03m | 7:02AM0.14m | 6:26PM0.08m | 7:57AM0.14m | 7:35PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 341 | 341 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | 251 | 245 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 428 | 439 | 428 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 453 | — | — | — | 321 | 364 | 355 | 398 | 364 | — | — | — | 275 | 305 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1086 | 1071 | 375 | 375 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 520 | 375 | 375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 520 | 1000 | 1000 | 1 | 1 |
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