Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 7 am 20 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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Evening (20 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20							Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	4	4	3	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 10	NNE 11	N 10	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1073	1058	992	942	926	792	666	621	534	327	313	194	210	233	191	187	216	221	216	208	208	208	167
Wind (km/h)	SSE	E	ESE	E	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	SSE	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	3:38AM0.36m				4:11PM0.51m				4:38AM0.41m				4:55PM0.50m					5:31AM0.46m				5:38PM0.49m
Low Tide			9:31AM0.20m				10:56PM0.21m				10:36AM0.21m					11:28PM0.19m				11:37AM0.20m


	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	3	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	3	2	2
Temp °C	26	27	29	29	29	27	26	25	25	26	30	31	30	27	27	27	26	27	28	25	25	24	23
Feels °C	31	32	31	30	31	30	30	28	29	30	31	30	30	30	31	30	29	31	30	28	28	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 10	NNE 11	N 10	N 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 10
kJ	1073	1058	992	942	926	792	666	621	534	327	313	194	210	233	191	187	216	221	216	208	208	208	167
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	44	42	40	21	22	21	21	13	12	158	50	187	117	80	104	78	78	77	80	81	78	76	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 8	E 8	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NE 13	—	—	ESE 8	NNW 11	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	SE 5	ENE 10	N 14
kJ	23	22	21	18	19	19	7	—	—	11	40	10	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	10	10	134
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 3	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 3	—	SE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	1	5	5	2	12	7	3	4	6	5	9	5	—	8	15
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	121	142	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	149	0	0	8	121	121	121	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Coson		Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Coson		Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	El Broke	El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2		3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1		2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast		Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) 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 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 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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4		3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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