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Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 ASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Encuentro today?
The current surf forecast for Encuentro at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Encuentro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
107 | 110 | 160 | 183 | 97 | 155 | 148 | 156 | 156 | 185 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 246 | 217 | 217 | 246 | 275 | 262 | 246 | 313 | 321 | 298 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:40PM0.85m | 8:37AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.86m | 9:31AM0.48m | 10:28PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41PM-0.02m | 3:18AM0.11m | 2:31PM-0.04m | 4:14AM0.11m | 3:24PM-0.04m | 5:10AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | 7:12 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | N 7 | E 8 |
 kJ | 50 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 107 | 110 | 160 | 183 | 97 | 155 | 148 | 156 | 156 | 185 | 217 | 217 | 217 | 246 | 217 | 217 | 246 | 275 | 262 | 246 | 313 | 321 | 298 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 377 | 377 | 1087 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 520 | 1087 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1001 | 1087 | 633 | 380 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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