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La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) surf break

La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 AST
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La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) sea temperature is
26.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) today?

The current surf forecast for La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at La Puntilla (Puerto Plata). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
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
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)9999999999999999999911111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)397397347339388388339287246207207207216203203203173169141138191269426452
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
15
NE
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
0
E
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscrossglassonglassononcross-
off		offglassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.55
9:28PM
0.67
9:31AM
0.49
10:21PM
0.72
10:09AM
0.44
11:15PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.05
2:51PM
0.02
3:43AM
0.06
3:27PM
-0.04
4:42AM
0.08
4:06PM
-0.09
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:48-------6:47-------6:46------
Sunset----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1212617311121---23---
Temp. °C212328272523222121212225232222212122272423232222
Feels °C (?)222529272826242424232627252525232324282424242323
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