Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
28.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Encuentro today?

The current surf forecast for Encuentro at 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Dec)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (18 Dec)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
NE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284282338392441441192192318271271266312305260260219219223266219219188281
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
0.69
7:29PM
0.39
8:29AM
0.71
8:12PM
0.40
9:09AM
0.71
8:55PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:28PM
0.20
1:18AM
0.07
3:10PM
0.19
2:00AM
0.07
3:50PM
0.19
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11------
Sunset----6:06-------6:07-------6:07---
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1-------------------11
Temp. °C232327282725232222242728272524232323272727252424
Feels °C (?)262528272625242323262829282727252525272728272626
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