Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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 2PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (22 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.9
N
9
2
N
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
78
200
392
539
619
690
690
631
579
443
396
387
344
290
270
228
197
185
157
160
176
193
210
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:38PM0.46m
1:35AM0.74m
1:45PM0.47m
2:37AM0.70m
2:58PM0.49m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.15m
6:35PM0.06m
8:22AM0.17m
7:44PM0.10m
9:21AM0.17m
8:57PM0.14m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:18
6:18
6:16
6:16
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:02
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
6
1
Temp °C
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
26
26
25
24
23
22
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
28
27
25
25
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
1
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.9
N
9
2
N
9
2.1
NNE
9
2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
10
Energy kJ
98
78
200
392
539
619
690
690
631
579
443
396
387
344
290
270
228
197
185
157
160
176
193
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
10
54
78
57
57
42
42
42
43
41
55
72
94
64
103
88
88
70
68
66
64
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
12
Energy kJ
24
10
10
29
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
72
108
134
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
381
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
114
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Amber Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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