Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is

29.8°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 (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 25					Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	184	146	325	259	250	305	185	229	469	625	714	786	814	827	761	661	639	541	446	397	411
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:46PM0.42m					8:41AM0.67m				8:31PM0.39m				9:30AM0.70m				9:18PM0.37m
Low Tide			2:25PM0.16m			1:43AM0.05m					3:19PM0.15m				2:24AM0.02m				4:14PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	30	30	29	27	26	26	26	27	28	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	29	29	29	27	27
Feels °C	30	30	31	31	29	29	29	30	29	30	30	30	30	29	29	31	31	30	31	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12
kJ	184	146	325	259	250	305	185	229	469	625	714	786	814	827	761	661	639	541	446	397	411
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 8
kJ	36	43	38	30	29	58	54	54	59	49	49	49	49	61	74	72	61	51	52	53	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 12	NE 9	N 14	N 14	ENE 11	N 13	NNE 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	N 14
kJ	123	109	12	103	98	12	156	162	10	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	—	57
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	63	65	57	44	44	61	63	42	40	46	39	58	43	45	54	29	31	31	19	18	18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Caracoles North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	3	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	142	121	121	0	0	0	8	121	142	121	142	121	121	0	0	0	121	121	121	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic		El Coson	El Broke	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	El Coson		El Coson		El Broke	El Broke	Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Coson	El Coson	El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2	2	2	1		1		3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	3
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 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	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 Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5

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