Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 6PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NE
16
0.5
NE
16
0.6
NE
15
0.6
NE
15
0.6
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
157
160
176
161
210
202
194
190
140
169
166
103
94
90
68
47
43
91
88
118
139
134
169
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:58PM0.49m
3:38AM0.67m
4:09PM0.53m
4:36AM0.64m
5:13PM0.57m
5:29AM0.60m
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
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:01
7:02
7:02
7:02
1
2
3
6
4
2
1
1
5
3
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
24
23
22
22
24
26
26
26
24
24
23
22
24
27
27
27
24
24
23
23
24
28
28
29
25
25
24
24
27
28
28
28
28
27
25
24
28
29
29
29
26
27
25
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
16
0.6
NE
15
0.6
NE
15
0.6
NE
14
Energy kJ
185
157
160
176
161
210
202
194
190
140
169
166
103
94
90
68
47
38
29
28
118
139
134
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
86
83
69
69
63
61
47
35
39
28
25
16
5
16
16
17
15
15
91
88
22
18
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.1
NE
19
0.1
NE
19
0.1
NE
18
0.3
NE
17
0.3
NE
16
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
16
14
14
12
46
43
13
12
5
13
13
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
E
6
Energy kJ
3
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
33
226
226
0
0
0
0
0
33
48
48
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Amber Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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