Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 18 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
27.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Encuentro today?

The current surf forecast for Encuentro at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
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
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142155146145145172172206241235198198193193223223223193193191191191222222
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
0.80
9:03AM
0.53
9:49PM
0.83
9:51AM
0.51
10:42PM
0.83
10:42AM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.11
2:58PM
0.00
4:24AM
0.11
3:45PM
-0.01
5:21AM
0.12
4:37PM
-0.00
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:22-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:00-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----11-1-------------12
Temp. °C242322242726262423232224272727252423222427282724
Feels °C (?)262524262726262524252426272627262524232527262725
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