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Yellow Rock Reef surfForecast / Amber Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AST
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Yellow Rock Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Yellow Rock Reef sea temperature is
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Yellow Rock Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Yellow Rock Reef at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Yellow Rock Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
NNW
1.3
N
1.7
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888888810101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19819617316719622825524821619113714111611611612098989878133332544730
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
ononcrossglasscrossglassonononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.83
10:42AM
0.48
11:37PM
0.81
11:37AM
0.47
12:35AM
0.78
12:38PM
0.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:21AM
0.12
4:37PM
-0.00
6:20AM
0.14
5:33PM
0.02
7:21AM
0.15
6:35PM
0.06
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:18----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:01-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1211---121-1-----
Temp. °C242323242829282524232324272726242423222426262523
Feels °C (?)252425252727272626252627282827272626242726262525
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