Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 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
27.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Encuentro today?

The current surf forecast for Encuentro at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)197169169131989292157161163159145181168173173145118123142168177206206
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
S
10
NE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.59
8:09PM
0.76
8:16AM
0.56
8:58PM
0.80
9:03AM
0.53
9:49PM
0.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.07
2:34AM
0.12
2:14PM
0.03
3:29AM
0.11
2:58PM
0.00
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-132521---2111----11---
Temp. °C222325262724242323242726272524232324272726252423
Feels °C (?)242627282725252425262827282625252526272727262524
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