Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169131989292187190191155181204196169173145123123147172181208203173169
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
4:24AM
0.11
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:00-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
23253----11121---11-----
Temp. °C252626242423232427272725242323242726262524232224
Feels °C (?)282726252524252628282726252425262726262626242326
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