La Preciosa surf break

La Preciosa surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 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 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)91010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505527614640710767767752683843843861878878878878878896816818740740832849
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
0.71
10:03PM
0.50
10:36AM
0.69
10:50PM
0.53
11:12AM
0.67
11:39PM
0.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:32PM
0.18
3:54AM
0.12
5:05PM
0.17
4:43AM
0.15
5:38PM
0.15
5:35AM
0.17
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------7:16-------7:16-------7:16
Sunset--6:23-------6:24-------6:25-----
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Rain (mm)
213123212232411122112342
Temp. °C262626252524242526262625252424252626262525252424
Feels °C (?)272626252524242525252625242324252626262626262525
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