The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and choppy right now for Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

WEATHER - LIVE

79° E @ 11mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE

3:03pm / 7:05pm
BUOY 41043

NW7.2ft @ 12s
WATER TEMP

80° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf

Swell

5 day

16 day

SAT 17

SUN 18

MON 19

TUE 20

WED 21

2am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 2-3 ft and choppy at 2am on Sat 1/17

WIND ESE 9 mph

PRIMARY E (84) 2.2 ft @ 9 sec

SECONDARY NNE (33) 0.7 ft @ 12 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming Low Tide, 0 ft

Forecast Details

Basic

Detail

Saturday, Jan 17

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2+ ft
choppy

ESE

9mph

2.1ft
9s
E
12pm
2-3 ft
choppy

E

15mph

2.2ft
9s
E
6pm
3-4 ft
choppy

E

16mph

4.2ft
9s
E
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Sunday, Jan 18

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
2-4 ft
choppy

ESE

10mph

4.1ft
8s
E
12pm
3-4 ft
choppy

ESE

15mph

4.9ft
8s
E
6pm
3-5 ft
choppy

E

14mph

5.3ft
9s
E
Monday, Jan 19

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
3-4 ft
fair

SSE

8mph

4ft
9s
E
12pm
3-4+ ft
choppy

E

13mph

4.2ft
9s
E
6pm
3-5 ft
choppy

E

14mph

4.8ft
9s
E
Tuesday, Jan 20

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
3-4+ ft
choppy

ESE

8mph

4.4ft
9s
E
12pm
3-5 ft
choppy

E

13mph

4.5ft
10s
E
6pm
4-5 ft
choppy

ENE

14mph

4.9ft
10s
E
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	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2+ ft choppy	ESE 9mph	2.1ft 9s E
12pm	2-3 ft choppy	E 15mph	2.2ft 9s E
6pm	3-4 ft choppy	E 16mph	4.2ft 9s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft choppy	ESE 10mph	4.1ft 8s E
12pm	3-4 ft choppy	ESE 15mph	4.9ft 8s E
6pm	3-5 ft choppy	E 14mph	5.3ft 9s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4 ft fair	SSE 8mph	4ft 9s E
12pm	3-4+ ft choppy	E 13mph	4.2ft 9s E
6pm	3-5 ft choppy	E 14mph	4.8ft 9s E

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft choppy	ESE 8mph	4.4ft 9s E
12pm	3-5 ft choppy	E 13mph	4.5ft 10s E
6pm	4-5 ft choppy	ENE 14mph	4.9ft 10s E

Wednesday, Jan 21

SURF WIND SWELL

6am
3-5 ft
fair

ESE

7mph

4.9ft
10s
ENE
12pm
3-5 ft
choppy

E

10mph

4.7ft
10s
E
6pm
4-5+ ft
choppy

E

12mph

5.2ft
10s
ENE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft fair	ESE 7mph	4.9ft 10s ENE
12pm	3-5 ft choppy	E 10mph	4.7ft 10s E
6pm	4-5+ ft choppy	E 12mph	5.2ft 10s ENE

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Sunday, Jan 18

AM

2-4 ft

PM

3-5 ft

SURF:Waist high E short period wind swell for the morning with occasional chest sets. This builds to chest to shoulder high for the afternoon.

CONDITIONS:Light sideshore texture in the morning with SE winds 5-10mph. Choppy conditions for the afternoon with the winds shifting ESE 15-20mph.

DAILY DETAILS

1 Swell

2 Swells

3 Hrs

Hourly

WIND SWELL WEATHER

6am

ESE

10mph

4.1ft

8s

E

71°
9am

ESE

11mph

4.6ft

7s

E

74°
12pm

ESE

15mph

4.9ft

8s

E

83°
3pm

E

15mph

4.3ft

7s

E

84°
6pm

E

14mph

5.3ft

9s

E

78°

TIDES

PHASE

TIME

HEIGHT

Low Tide

1:28am

-0.4ft
High Tide

9:10am

2.3ft
Low Tide

3:39pm

0.7ft
High Tide

7:56pm

1.1ft

SUN PHASES

PHASE

TIME

First Light

6:54am

Sunrise

7:17am

Sunset

6:23pm

Last Light

6:46pm

	WIND	SWELL	WEATHER
6am	ESE 10mph	4.1ft 8s E	71°
9am	ESE 11mph	4.6ft 7s E	74°
12pm	ESE 15mph	4.9ft 8s E	83°
3pm	E 15mph	4.3ft 7s E	84°
6pm	E 14mph	5.3ft 9s E	78°

This forecast is for North-East facing beaches, and was updated Jan 17, 2026 @ 2:41pm.

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