Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Encuentro
Cabarete, Dominican Republic
Encuentro is a surf break in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Encuentro is Mar & Dec, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Mar & Dec.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 5.1ft average swell at 7.7 s from the NE.
Feb: 5.6ft average swell at 7.6 s from the NE.
Mar: 5.5ft average swell at 7.9 s from the NE.
Apr: 5.0ft average swell at 7.3 s from the NE.
May: 3.9ft average swell at 6.9 s from the ENE.
Jun: 3.9ft average swell at 6.3 s from the ENE.
Jul: 4.7ft average swell at 6.5 s from the ENE.
Aug: 4.3ft average swell at 6.4 s from the ENE.
Sep: 4.9ft average swell at 7.9 s from the NE.
Oct: 4.4ft average swell at 7.8 s from the NE.
Nov: 5.2ft average swell at 7.7 s from the NE.
Dec: 6.2ft average swell at 8 s from the NE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 20.0°, -70.5°.
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