El Canal surf forecast
Sosúa · Puerto Plata · Dominican Republic
Today at El Canal: waves 1–1.6 m, head high to overhead around 07:00 (9 s swell), cross-offshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
El Canal surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 1–1.6 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Thu 22 | 17:00 | 0.9–1.3 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Fri 23 | 07:00 | 1–1.6 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Sat 24 | 07:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Sun 25 | 09:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | cross-shore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 10:00 | 1–1.4 m | cross-shore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Tue 27 | 13:00 | 1.1–1.7 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Hollow left over uneven reef between Sea Horse Ranch and the resorts west of Encuentro, with a short right on the other side of the peak. It needs a head-high N to NE swell to start and holds double overhead; south wind is offshore and the trades usually blow it out before 10 am. Access is a walk of about 500 m from the main road unless you stay at the resort beside it.
- Break
- reef break, lefts; faces N
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- N, NNE, NE
- Best wind
- S, SSE, SSW (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- December-April
- Typical size
- 1.5-4.5 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- shallow, uneven reef; urchins; currents in the channel
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Cabarete.
Nearby spots
- Playa Encuentro, Cabarete
- Coco Pipe, Cabarete
- Cabarete
Questions
Is El Canal good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (shallow, uneven reef; urchins).
What swell, wind and tide work best at El Canal?
N, NNE, NE swell, S, SSE, SSW wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 1.5-4.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for El Canal are in the Surf Spoting app.