Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 20 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: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
NNW
1.4
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2
N
2.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888881010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17319619619622222219116313711611611611612098987878133371598654705708
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.48
11:37PM
0.81
11:37AM
0.47
12:35AM
0.78
12:38PM
0.46
1:35AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.12
4:37PM
-0.00
6:20AM
0.14
5:33PM
0.02
7:21AM
0.15
6:35PM
0.06
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:20-------6:20-------6:18------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:01---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----122---112--1111-111
Temp. °C232428282724242323242726262424232223252525232322
Feels °C (?)252527262725262526272827272727262426272626252524
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