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La Preciosa surf break

La Preciosa surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AST
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La Preciosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Preciosa sea temperature is
27.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Preciosa today?

The current surf forecast for La Preciosa at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

Table - waves today at La Preciosa. (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)
2
2
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)7788899999999999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211381470493465476435395395395404404465465465476486495505577669683627696
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.70
8:31PM
0.43
9:25AM
0.71
9:17PM
0.46
10:00AM
0.71
10:03PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
0.20
2:23AM
0.08
3:58PM
0.19
3:08AM
0.10
4:32PM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-7:16-------7:16-------7:16------
Sunset----6:22-------6:23-------6:23---
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
21--------------11111122
Temp. °C242425272625242424242627262525242424262626252524
Feels °C (?)242424262525252526262726252525252626262626252524
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