Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 pm 24 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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	403	396	383	311	295	284	184	235	184	184	325	255	250	305	185	229	456	547	714	855	989
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide				7:03PM0.44m				7:53AM0.63m				7:46PM0.42m					8:41AM0.67m				8:31PM0.39m
Low Tide		1:30PM0.17m				1:05AM0.09m					2:25PM0.16m			1:43AM0.05m					3:19PM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	3	—	1	3	1	—	1	3	3	1	1	6	3
Temp °C	30	31	29	27	27	27	27	27	29	30	28	27	27	27	27	26	28	28	28	26	25
Feels °C	32	32	31	31	30	31	31	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	403	396	383	311	295	284	184	235	184	184	325	255	250	305	185	229	456	547	714	855	989
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	NE 9	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 6	N 13	N 13	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 13	NNE 12	ENE 10	E 6	SE 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	21	19	27	51	51	51	32	88	166	38	29	29	27	36	156	162	10	24	38	45	45
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 13	NE 8	NE 13	NE 12	SSE 7	N 13	NE 8	NNE 8	N 12	NNE 9	N 14	N 14	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	NE 8	NE 10	E 7	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	20	7	18	7	6	19	112	10	7	109	8	103	98	12	11	11	3	16	34	26	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	ESE 6	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	ESE 6	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	—
kJ	26	53	35	31	31	—	68	60	83	47	46	30	46	46	80	75	88	31	88	80	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	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	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Banzai Caribbean Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Banzai Caribbean Coast	Playa Caribe 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	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	121	121	142	0	0	121	121	121	121	121	0	0	0	117	0	0	117	108	121	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	El Broke	El Coson		Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	El Coson	El Coson	El Broke	El Coson	El Broke	Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	Playa Caribe	El Coson	Bloke 14	Punta Paraiso
Rating (10 max)	2	1		2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	El Broke North East Coast	El Coson 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 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 Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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