Playa Grande surf break

Playa Grande surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 30 Aug 2025 AST
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Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.3
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)7777777777777710106885571212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)36367363535550555350484736466610441918356
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
0.42
2:01PM
0.58
1:29AM
0.39
2:56PM
0.58
2:18AM
0.37
3:54PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:59AM
0.13
8:41PM
0.25
7:44AM
0.13
9:44PM
0.26
8:35AM
0.13
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:57-------6:55-------6:54-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
321----111-----123-----1
Temp. °C282726262929292727272626293029282726262629302928
Feels °C (?)313130303230312930302929313029302929302930302930
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Amber Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Playa Grande (calm at Puerto Plata IN Airport 53 km from Playa Grande). 0.6m 4s local chop from the E with a 0.5m 7s swell from the ENE and a 0.3m 10s swell from the NE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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