Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 7 pm 23 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 (23 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (23 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (23 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23			Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	3	2	3	3	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11
Wave Graph
kJ	565	555	538	456	480	472	403	396	383	316	295	284	184	235	184	146	325	259	250
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:20PM0.47m				7:06AM0.58m				7:03PM0.44m				7:53AM0.63m				7:46PM0.42m
Low Tide				00:31AM0.13m				1:30PM0.17m				1:05AM0.09m					2:25PM0.16m


	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	—	2	3	3	2	3	2	—
Temp °C	29	27	27	27	27	28	29	30	29	27	27	27	26	27	28	28	27	27	27
Feels °C	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	31	32	31	31	30	30	31	30	30	31	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	565	555	538	456	480	472	403	396	383	316	295	284	184	235	184	146	325	259	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 6	NE 9	ENE 8	NE 9	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	N 13	N 12	E 6	E 6	ENE 7
kJ	65	65	41	52	24	39	67	19	34	35	35	36	36	38	123	109	24	17	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 8	E 13	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 7	N 13	N 13	NE 8	NNE 16	NE 9	N 14	N 14
kJ	13	13	13	20	40	6	3	5	18	18	18	32	112	88	10	48	12	103	100
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	13	30	38	39	34	53	31	56	28	30	31	—	75	99	77	62	47	46	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) 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	El Coson 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	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	121	142	142	121	121	0	0	0	121	121	121	0	0	121	0	121	121	121	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	El Coson			El Coson	El Broke	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Playa del Macao	El Coson	El Coson	El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Broke	El Coson	El Broke	Punta Paraiso
Rating (10 max)	1			1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Bahia Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber 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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Playa de la Cagonera Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Deba Spain	Ahijedero Mexico	Vanthrax France	La Nora Spain	Cabo Lastres Spain
Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5

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