Playa del Macao surf break

Playa del Macao surfForecast / North East Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 AST
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Playa del Macao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa del Macao today?

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
E
7
0.6
NE
11
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
89
106
109
112
94
131
77
113
109
130
76
104
186
161
233
271
263
236
255
320
324
349
358
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
SSE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ESE
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:37AM0.38m
8:48PM0.73m
8:30AM0.36m
9:42PM0.74m
9:25AM0.36m
10:37PM0.74m
Low Tide
1:35PM-0.01m
3:35AM0.14m
2:24PM-0.03m
4:32AM0.14m
3:18PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:01
7:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
28
29
28
26
26
26
25
26
28
29
28
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
30
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
30
29
28
27
27
27
25
28
28
27
26
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
NE
11
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.1
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
NE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
117
86
83
80
79
94
77
70
44
49
100
47
35
41
40
40
29
52
19
14
16
12
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.6
NE
11
0.1
N
8
0.6
NE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
92
89
11
10
11
79
1
77
77
60
35
44
59
16
17
6
29
28
17
13
16
16
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
NE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.6
NE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
E
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
11
11
4
4
79
11
77
4
6
60
61
11
16
23
2
2
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
22
106
109
112
131
67
113
109
130
76
104
186
161
233
271
263
236
255
320
324
349
358
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
144
142
924
426
144
82
0
151
151
287
924
252
187
82
151
151
924
142
924
144
151
82
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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