Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is

29.7°C

Playa del Macao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Playa del Macao today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 10AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s

Table - waves today at Playa del Macao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 11	NNE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	827	699	586	513	470	411	418	411	397	286	227	286	281	275	229	216	204	200	163	160	160	163	153
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	S	SE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide			9:30AM0.70m				9:18PM0.37m				10:22AM0.71m				10:08PM0.36m					11:16AM0.70m
Low Tide	2:24AM0.02m				4:14PM0.14m				3:09AM0.00m					5:10PM0.15m			3:59AM0.00m					6:08PM0.15m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	2	2	2	1	—	1	2	1	1	—	1	—	—	2	2	3	4	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	26	27	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	29	29	28	27	27	27	26	26	28	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	30	31	30	30	30	30	31	30	29	30	31	31	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 11	NNE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9
kJ	827	699	586	513	470	411	418	411	397	286	227	286	281	275	229	216	204	200	163	160	160	163	153
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 9	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	61	61	51	52	54	54	40	54	52	67	68	52	8	54	61	84	30	33	32	31	30	30	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 12	N 11	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 6	SE 6	E 8	E 8	SE 6	E 8	E 5	E 5	SE 5
kJ	13	8	8	8	—	—	—	—	—	58	87	8	8	8	13	9	48	33	8	31	12	12	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	SE 6	—	—	SE 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	—	—	—
kJ	39	31	56	31	35	35	28	18	18	10	9	9	71	18	—	—	9	39	20	28	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	142	144	149	121	0	0	0	0	0	121	121	121	121	121	142	0	121	121	121	121	121	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)				El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Coson	El Coson	El Coson	El Broke	El Broke		Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Broke	El Coson	El Coson	El Coson	El Coson	Punta Paraiso
Rating (10 max)	3				1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2		2	2	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	El Coson North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5

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