Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 7 am 23 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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	2	1	1	1	3	1	3	3	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11
Wave Graph
kJ	683	747	702	657	565	555	538	456	480	472	472	396	322	316	295	235	184	191	184	146	325	259	250
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		6:20AM0.52m				6:20PM0.47m				7:06AM0.58m				7:03PM0.44m				7:53AM0.63m				7:46PM0.42m
Low Tide				12:35PM0.19m				00:31AM0.13m				1:30PM0.17m				1:05AM0.09m					2:25PM0.16m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	—	2	2	3	2	4	3	2	3	4	2	1	3	5	4	1	5	9	3
Temp °C	28	27	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	28	29	28	27	26	27	26	26	28	29	27	27	26
Feels °C	31	30	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	30	30	31	31	29	31	30	30	30	31	30	31	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	683	747	702	657	565	555	538	456	480	472	472	396	322	316	295	235	184	191	184	146	325	259	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 6	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	E 6	N 13	ENE 6	N 13	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	73	87	83	108	65	65	41	67	40	39	20	22	25	24	18	64	114	51	123	39	29	28	38
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SE 6	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 9	NE 8	NE 13	NE 12	NE 8	NE 8	N 13	NE 8	N 12	NE 8	N 14	N 14
kJ	16	25	14	13	13	13	20	20	13	6	14	19	18	7	6	10	10	88	11	109	10	103	98
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 3	SE 5	—	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSE 7	ESE 6	SSE 7	ESE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	9	24	27	26	7	18	—	16	53	59	51	32	43	75	90	31	108	31	77	42	47	46	54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson 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	Playa del Macao 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	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Banzai Caribbean Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	3	3	3	1	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	121	121	121	142	142	0	121	0	0	121	121	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	121	0	0	117
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	El Broke	El Coson	El Coson			Punta Paraiso	El Broke	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	El Coson	El Coson	Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Coson	El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Broke
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1			3	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	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 Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) 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 Preciosa Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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