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El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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 | |
246 | 252 | 252 | 246 | 277 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 345 | 372 | 381 | 381 | 338 | 381 | 382 | 382 | 373 | 339 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 302 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:31AM0.48m | 10:28PM0.86m | 10:28AM0.48m | 11:23PM0.83m | 11:28AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.11m | 3:24PM-0.04m | 5:10AM0.12m | 4:21PM-0.02m | 6:06AM0.13m | 5:21PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | — | E 8 |
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 246 | 252 | 252 | 246 | 277 | 305 | 305 | 367 | 345 | 372 | 381 | 381 | 338 | 381 | 382 | 382 | 373 | 339 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | 382 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 380 | 1086 | 375 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 520 | 1086 | 666 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 520 | 520 | 375 | 19 | 1 |
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