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La Preciosa surf break

La Preciosa surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 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
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at La Preciosa today?

The current surf forecast for La Preciosa at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
NNW
1.5
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20120120119819322321721719319316414214214212012012098987880209441535
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.81
10:42AM
0.46
11:38PM
0.79
11:37AM
0.45
12:35AM
0.76
12:37PM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
0.12
4:36PM
-0.01
6:21AM
0.14
5:32PM
0.01
7:22AM
0.15
6:34PM
0.05
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:16----
Sunset------6:59-------6:59-------7:00-
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-1-------1----1221-----1
Temp. °C252424242627272525242324262626242424242525252424
Feels °C (?)262525252526262526262526272627252727262826252425
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