Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is

29.6°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 (23 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Evening (23 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 23								Thursday 24								Friday 25
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNW 14	N 14	N 13	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	14	14	26	24	45	43	41	51	49	46	45	44	44	33	32	30	29	28	41	93	163	193
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	SSE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			5:54AM0.40m				6:38PM0.54m				6:44AM0.45m				7:15PM0.53m				7:31AM0.50m				7:52PM0.52m
Low Tide					11:56AM0.15m				00:59AM0.20m				12:49PM0.15m				1:29AM0.18m				1:41PM0.15m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	30	31	30	28	27	27	27	28	30	31	31	27	27
Feels °C	31	31	31	32	31	30	31	32	31	31	31	31	31	30	31	31	31	32	32	31	30	31	30	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	E 4	E 4	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 4	E 5	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	SE 5	E 5	E 5	NE 7	NNW 14	N 14	N 13	N 12
kJ	14	14	9	9	15	15	16	16	16	9	10	46	45	44	44	33	9	7	8	14	41	93	163	193
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 6	NNE 16	NNE 15	NNE 15	NNE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NNE 13	SE 5	NE 7	NNE 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 7
kJ	4	4	14	14	4	24	45	43	41	51	49	16	16	14	16	13	32	7	13	28	13	14	14	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	NNE 16	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	NNE 10	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	1	1	4	4	26	3	3	3	20	16	16	15	15	16	10	15	16	30	29	6	28	27	25	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	ENE 4	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	SSE 5	E 5	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	—	—	SSE 6	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 7
kJ	4	5	—	—	6	6	6	5	5	—	3	16	11	10	10	11	—	—	18	15	11	16	18	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Jobo's Puerto Rico	Shacks Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	West End Anegada	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Caracoles North East Coast	Bloke 14 North East Coast	Jobo's Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	159	157	155	151	435	435	151	151	142	0	142	144	144	435	0	0	8	9	157	151	435	142	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic									El Broke	El Broke	El Broke				Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	El Broke					Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)
Rating (10 max)									1	1	1				1	1	1	1					2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	Baorvco Caribbean Coast	Baorvco Caribbean Coast	Los Patos Caribbean 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	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean Coast	Baorvco Caribbean Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			2	2
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Rio Nexpa Mexico	Black Rocks Mauritius	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Barra de Guaratiba Brazil	Inishcrone Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Black Rocks Ireland	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	6	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	8	9	8	4	7	6	5	5

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