Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146151145145177212212212206198193193223223223228198169163191228222191163
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
E
30
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
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
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.53
9:49PM
0.83
9:51AM
0.51
10:42PM
0.83
10:42AM
0.48
11:37PM
0.81
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
Tue
21
Sunrise-6:22-------6:20-------6:20------
Sunset----7:00-------7:00-------7:00---
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---121------1-------121-
Temp. °C222427262624232322232627262524232324272826242423
Feels °C (?)242628262725242523252627262626242526272726252625
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