Encuentro surf break

Encuentro surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 18 Sep 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
29.9° 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 9PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888101010121212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)264270264264223186157131131149149124190154156362409441519493475403338320
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
0.67
6:45AM
0.54
7:20PM
0.66
7:33AM
0.59
8:01PM
0.64
8:18AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
0.18
12:46PM
0.12
1:34AM
0.17
1:38PM
0.13
2:08AM
0.15
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----6:30-------6:30-------6:30--
Sunset6:42-------6:40-------6:39-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1431---13521----
Temp. °C292726262526292929272625252629292827262525262928
Feels °C (?)302929302930323132312928293032333231302929303231
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Amber Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Encuentro (calm at Puerto Plata IN Airport 5 km from Encuentro). 1.4m 8s swell from the E with a 0.3m 8s swell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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