Playa del Macao surf break

Playa del Macao surfForecast / North East Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
27.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa del Macao today?

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
0.9
NNW
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)9999999999988867768117788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190158158158158158158158158126123120173257209222229184245215351439441523
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.30
7:36AM
0.58
6:42PM
0.31
8:17AM
0.60
7:34PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.22
12:03AM
0.06
2:24PM
0.22
12:48AM
0.06
3:03PM
0.21
1:33AM
0.06
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:09-------7:09
Sunset--6:16-------6:16-------6:17-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---1--------11----32--11
Temp. °C262727252525252526272626252525252626262625252525
Feels °C (?)272728272828282829292829262525252525252625242423
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