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El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
27.5° 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 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | 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 | |
185 | 247 | 32 | 165 | 247 | 246 | 252 | 246 | 284 | 314 | 298 | 270 | 302 | 354 | 331 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 346 | 331 | 331 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:37AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.86m | 9:31AM0.48m | 10:28PM0.86m | 10:28AM0.48m | 11:23PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM-0.04m | 4:14AM0.11m | 3:24PM-0.04m | 5:10AM0.12m | 4:21PM-0.02m | 6:06AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 10 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 185 | 247 | 149 | 165 | 247 | 246 | 252 | 246 | 284 | 314 | 298 | 270 | 302 | 354 | 331 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 356 | 356 | 313 | 346 | 331 | 331 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 520 | 1086 | 375 | 375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 377 | 1071 | 1071 | 1000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 520 | 1000 | 273 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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