Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 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 3AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
NNE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)121212666666666666777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71695054576587116116120135139144149160165170175175142163111103110
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.59
1:19PM
0.59
2:17AM
0.60
2:01PM
0.53
3:14AM
0.60
2:45PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.21
7:47PM
0.13
8:25AM
0.25
8:28PM
0.13
9:31AM
0.27
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---7:18-------7:18-------7:18----
Sunset------6:19-------6:20-------6:20-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1455343341---12332---
Temp. °C242524242525252424242423252626242323232425262624
Feels °C (?)242625252526252525252524252626252424232425262725
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