Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AST
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Encuentro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Encuentro sea temperature is
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Encuentro today?

The current surf forecast for Encuentro at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)183181181145142155145142163163201206245206203198193193223223223229193193
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
0.56
8:58PM
0.80
9:03AM
0.53
9:49PM
0.83
9:51AM
0.51
10:42PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.03
3:29AM
0.11
2:58PM
0.00
4:24AM
0.11
3:45PM
-0.01
5:21AM
0.12
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:00-----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11-11---21-------------
Temp. °C272726252423232427262624232322232727262524232224
Feels °C (?)272726262625252628272725242523252826262625252326
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