La Preciosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 19.67° N 70.06° W

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's La Preciosa sea temperature is

29.8°C

La Preciosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at La Preciosa today (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Preciosa at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (24 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	E 5	NE 7	N 15	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 11	N 10
Wave Graph
kJ	51	47	45	44	44	33	16	17	14	17	60	123	148	181	196	131	131	173	273	252	184	163	75
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	E	S	S	S	S	S	SE	E	E	SE	S	SSE	S	S	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:45AM0.53m				7:12PM0.61m				7:30AM0.59m				7:50PM0.60m					8:13AM0.64m				8:28PM0.58m
Low Tide				12:49PM0.15m				1:25AM0.17m				1:39PM0.14m				1:57AM0.14m					2:28PM0.14m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1
Temp °C	26	26	30	31	30	29	26	25	25	26	30	31	29	30	27	26	25	26	30	31	29	29	27
Feels °C	29	29	31	31	31	30	29	27	28	29	32	31	30	32	30	29	28	29	33	32	30	31	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NE 8	E 5	NE 7	NE 7	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 11	N 10
kJ	8	8	45	44	44	33	10	17	14	14	60	123	148	181	196	110	106	173	273	252	184	163	75
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NNE 7	ENE 8	NNE 13	NE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 14	N 14	N 10	E 9	NE 9	NE 10	N 14	NNW 12
kJ	16	16	16	13	5	6	16	9	14	14	14	14	13	8	8	131	131	69	39	19	25	36	46
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	NE 14	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 11	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 12	E 8	N 15	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 9	E 7	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ESE 5	NE 12	NE 12	N 15	ENE 11	N 14
kJ	51	47	6	6	2	5	5	15	5	17	14	14	6	4	9	21	21	7	6	6	38	11	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	SSE 3	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	SE 5	ESE 5	E 4	E 4	E 4
kJ	8	8	5	13	28	36	31	3	19	8	8	9	21	25	21	18	13	—	12	7	9	11	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Boca de Yasica Amber Coast	Cabarete Amber Coast	El Broke North East Coast	Cabarete Amber Coast	El Broke North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	West End Anegada	Fort George Cut (Pine Cay) Turks and Caicos Islands	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Grace Bay Cut (Providenciales) Turks and Caicos Islands	Grace Bay Cut (Providenciales) Turks and Caicos Islands	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	329	329	18	35	36	35	36	0	601	325	0	0	0	0	0	0	325	325	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	Yucca Bay	Gun Point		La Preciosa			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Preciosa			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1		1			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast			Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	El Broke North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast			Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	9	8	8	7	5

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