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El Canal surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 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
27.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Canal today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Canal at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | E 7 | E 5 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | |
13 | 107 | 62 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 65 | 64 | 46 | 35 | 72 | 55 | 114 | 28 | 28 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:36PM0.71m | 8:25AM0.41m | 9:17PM0.71m | 9:07AM0.40m | 9:57PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.08m | 3:16AM0.18m | 2:11PM0.07m | 3:58AM0.18m | 2:51PM0.08m | 4:40AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
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Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | E 8 | NNE 11 |
 kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 64 | 46 | 35 | 72 | 55 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 75 | 70 | 30 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | — | ENE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | — | — | N 15 | NNE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 69 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 7 | — | — | N 7 | NE 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | — | — | — | NNE 12 | N 15 | N 8 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 107 | 62 | 87 | 85 | 60 | 51 | 43 | 75 | 67 | 76 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 74 | 87 | 92 | 76 | 69 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1001 | 520 | 431 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 520 | 473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 520 | 423 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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