El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Canal today?

The current surf forecast for El Canal at 11PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
15
15
13
13
21
28
29
29
39
39
38
38
39
41
23
21
21
36
35
35
21
20
39
Wind (km/h)
25
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
E
30
ENE
30
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
E
35
ENE
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
cross
cross
High Tide
1:11AM0.63m
1:21PM0.41m
1:55AM0.62m
2:19PM0.44m
2:41AM0.61m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.17m
8:06AM0.23m
7:02PM0.20m
8:50AM0.23m
8:04PM0.23m
9:30AM0.21m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:07
7:07
7:07
7:07
1
1
Temp °C
28
26
25
24
24
25
29
28
27
26
24
23
23
25
29
29
28
26
25
24
24
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
28
30
27
27
27
25
24
25
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
15
15
15
9
13
21
28
29
29
39
39
38
38
39
41
23
21
21
36
35
35
21
20
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
9
9
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
14
11
12
8
9
9
12
8
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
1
8
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
Energy kJ
40
42
36
29
32
24
22
17
15
22
31
34
36
38
37
42
73
92
95
103
88
94
114
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
242
242
19
7
7
7
651
651
838
273
19
0
0
0
1019
1019
867
1071
1
1
0
19
375
1086
Best forecast wave conditions in Amber Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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