Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 7 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (25 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 4PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (25 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 25							Saturday 26								Sunday 27
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	30	29	28	60	90	151	187	199	129	127	162	255	232	216	129	141	133	85	144	137	166	217	217
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	NE	E	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:31AM0.50m				7:52PM0.52m					8:17AM0.55m				8:29PM0.49m				9:03AM0.60m				9:07PM0.46m
Low Tide				1:41PM0.15m				1:59AM0.15m					2:33PM0.15m				2:31AM0.12m				3:25PM0.15m


	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	31	32	31	28	27	26	26	27	30	31	31	28	27	27	26	27	30	31	30	28	28
Feels °C	30	31	32	31	31	31	32	30	31	32	33	31	32	31	31	32	31	32	32	31	31	31	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NE 7	NE 7	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	30	13	14	60	90	151	187	199	112	73	162	255	232	216	129	141	133	54	144	137	166	217	217
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NNE 12	E 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 9	N 14	N 13	N 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 10	ENE 11	ENE 10	N 13	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10
kJ	14	29	9	13	14	13	13	21	129	127	98	17	17	17	54	46	43	85	34	35	34	94	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	SE 6	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	SSE 6	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	SE 6	NNW 14	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	N 16	NE 9
kJ	13	6	28	28	27	25	24	9	20	30	28	3	11	12	47	6	36	39	38	38	24	20	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 6	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 6	—	—	—	—	E 4	ESE 5	ESE 3	ESE 4	E 4	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 10	E 4
kJ	—	—	3	11	17	9	13	—	—	—	—	3	8	6	3	3	—	—	7	7	13	66	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	8	151	435	142	0	0	0	0	0	121	374	143	0	0	0	0	0	121	149	144	142	121
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Rating (10 max)	1	1				1	2	2	2	2	2			2	2	1	2	1	1				2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Preciosa 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 Preciosa Amber Coast		Yucca Bay 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		Sosua Bay Amber Coast	La Bahia Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	6	4	5	4	4	4	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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