Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is

29.7°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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	212	204	163	163	160	160	123	118	115	115	124	121	116	118	121	80	79	55	78	51	105	121	119	90
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	ENE	SSE	SE	E	E	SE	E	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide					11:16AM0.70m				11:03PM0.35m				12:11PM0.68m				00:03AM0.36m				1:09PM0.65m
Low Tide		3:59AM0.00m					6:08PM0.15m			4:53AM0.02m					7:07PM0.16m				5:54AM0.05m					8:05PM0.17m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	26	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	28	28	28	27	27
Feels °C	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	32	32	30	32	31	30	31	32	30	30	31	30	29	31	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	212	204	163	163	160	160	123	118	115	115	124	121	116	118	121	80	79	55	78	51	105	121	119	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 11	SE 6	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 6	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	ENE 7
kJ	64	64	63	60	60	58	43	42	42	41	41	55	55	33	5	44	46	45	6	42	29	3	4	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	N 11	N 10	SE 6	SSE 6	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 10	SSE 6	NNE 10	SSE 6	N 18	N 18	SSE 6
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	3	3	3	21	33	5	22	45	29	28	14	40	3	6	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 4
kJ	6	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	—	—	—	3	—	41	42	—	—	—	43	—	—	29	41	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Wilderness Puerto Rico	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	Gas Chambers Puerto Rico	Wilderness Puerto Rico	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	La Punta Amber Coast	Dogmans (Rincon) Puerto Rico
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	121	0	121	142	149	121	121	0	0	0	121	150	149	121	0	0	0	142	142	142	142	188	144
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Broke	Punta Paraiso	El Coson			El Coson	El Broke	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Coson			El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Broke	El Broke
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1
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 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	Bahia de las Aguilas Caribbean 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 Boca Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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