Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is

29.9°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 (22 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (22 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (22 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 22					Friday 23								Saturday 24
	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	3	2	1	1	0	1	3	2	3	3	2	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 10	N 13	N 13	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
Wave Graph
kJ	216	208	204	167	225	600	683	747	702	657	565	555	529	456	480	472	403	396	322	316	244
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	S	SSW	SW	SW	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	NE	NE	S	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	on	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:38PM0.49m				6:20AM0.52m				6:20PM0.47m				7:06AM0.58m				7:03PM0.44m
Low Tide		11:37AM0.20m				11:59PM0.16m				12:35PM0.19m				00:31AM0.13m				1:30PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	3	2	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	4	1	2	—	2	1	1	2	3	2
Temp °C	30	31	28	26	26	26	25	27	29	28	28	26	26	26	26	26	28	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	32	31	30	28	29	29	28	29	30	29	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	30	31	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 13	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
kJ	216	208	204	167	133	600	683	747	702	657	565	555	529	456	480	472	403	396	322	316	244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 13	NNE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 9	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6
kJ	85	81	78	76	225	81	90	90	101	101	79	54	67	31	32	30	20	31	35	39	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	N 14	NNE 9	SE 6	SE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8	ENE 5	SSE 6	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 14
kJ	4	4	4	93	78	5	6	14	14	13	22	7	14	40	40	39	9	24	18	18	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	SE 6	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	4	2	3	—	—	—	15	29	27	22	37	—	—	—	—	—	46	36	56	46	47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	El Coson North East Coast	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	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	3	1	3	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	121	121	121	0	0	0	121	121	121	142	121	0	121	0	0	121	121	121	121	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	1		2	3	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	La Preciosa Amber 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 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	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Yellow Rock Reef Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5

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