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La Bahia surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
La Bahia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Bahia sea temperature is
27.3° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Bahia today?

The current surf forecast for La Bahia at 1PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.8
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)7778899999999999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)278329429489499524481439390351351399459459459471427427427502580593605627
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
0.71
8:32PM
0.45
9:24AM
0.73
9:17PM
0.48
10:00AM
0.72
10:03PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:21PM
0.20
2:24AM
0.08
3:56PM
0.20
3:09AM
0.10
4:30PM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:18-------7:18-------7:18------
Sunset----6:24-------6:25-------6:25---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C232326292824232222232828272524232222272726242424
Feels °C (?)242425272725242323252826262526252424282626252525
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