Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 24 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 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.3
NE
17
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NE
16
0.5
NE
16
0.6
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
185
185
157
160
180
193
210
202
194
157
140
137
135
105
94
70
68
47
44
91
88
118
139
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
2:37AM0.70m
2:58PM0.49m
3:38AM0.67m
4:09PM0.53m
4:36AM0.64m
5:13PM0.57m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.17m
8:57PM0.14m
10:15AM0.17m
10:09PM0.17m
11:03AM0.16m
11:17PM0.18m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:01
7:02
7:02
7:02
1
1
1
2
2
6
2
1
2
1
6
5
1
1
1
2
2
3
Temp °C
23
24
26
26
26
24
23
22
22
24
27
26
26
24
23
23
22
24
27
27
26
25
23
23
25
27
28
29
29
26
25
24
24
27
29
28
28
27
26
25
24
27
29
29
29
28
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
16
0.5
NE
16
0.6
NE
15
Energy kJ
234
185
185
157
160
180
193
210
202
194
157
140
137
135
105
94
70
68
47
44
25
88
118
139
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
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
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
88
88
86
66
62
61
61
63
48
36
36
36
26
25
17
17
16
15
17
15
91
23
13
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.1
NE
19
0.1
NE
19
0.1
NE
18
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
28
14
14
12
46
43
15
8
5
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
NE
8
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
3
15
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
226
226
19
0
0
0
0
19
48
48
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Amber Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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