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Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Encuentro today?
The current surf forecast for Encuentro at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Encuentro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
131 | 178 | 192 | 192 | 205 | 179 | 135 | 114 | 114 | 183 | 193 | 194 | 182 | 145 | 126 | 89 | 97 | 134 | 173 | 53 | 137 | 128 | 114 | 97 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:11PM0.62m | 5:09AM0.56m | 6:04PM0.69m | 6:00AM0.54m | 6:55PM0.76m | 6:52AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.15m | 11:24PM0.22m | 11:26AM0.11m | 00:26AM0.19m | 12:08PM0.06m | 1:24AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | E 7 | NNE 16 | NNE 14 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 114 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 89 | 73 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 114 | 97 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 14 | N 6 | NE 16 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NE 12 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 63 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 11 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | NE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 131 | 178 | 192 | 192 | 205 | 179 | 135 | — | 114 | 183 | 193 | 194 | 182 | 145 | 126 | — | 97 | 134 | 173 | 154 | 137 | 128 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 382 | 375 | 375 | 377 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 866 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 375 | 409 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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