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Playa El Anclón

Las Terrenas, Samaná, Dominican Republic

Playa El Anclón 1 photo

  • El Portillo Strand - panoramio

    El Portillo Strand - panoramio. Frank Krebs, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 6:08 pm
7 am
5.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.5
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
12 pm
4.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
3.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
4.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa El Anclón.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
31°C88°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
1.7 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
22%
Sunset
6:08 pm
Today
5.5Good7 am85
5.5Good8 am96
5.5Good9 am127
5.5Good10 am117
5.5Good11 am106
4.8Fair12 pm127
3.0Poor1 pm117
3.0Poor2 pm117
3.6Poor3 pm106
3.6Poor4 pm85
3.8Poor5 pm106
4.0Fair6 pm96
Sat
6.0Good7 am74
6.2Good8 am96
6.1Good9 am117
5.7Good10 am138
5.6Good11 am138
5.6Good12 pm138
3.0Poor1 pm138
3.0Poor2 pm85
3.0Poor3 pm138
4.2Fair4 pm74
4.5Fair5 pm64
5.0Fair6 pm64
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.7 m. Low at 12 pm, 0.3 m. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 12 am, 0.2 mHigh 5 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 5 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, 0.2 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 71%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 65%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 7 am to 10 amWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 70%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 77%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 12 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 57%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miEl Portillo (village)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miAeropuerto Internacional de Arroyo Barril (EPS)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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