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Playa del Macao surf break

Playa del Macao surfForecast / North East Coast / Dominican Republic

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 18 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 4AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
E
2
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)7778888888999999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)382377457634692552482445552552505506562517528517599612564605698698804804
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56AM
0.62
8:23PM
0.35
9:33AM
0.63
9:13PM
0.38
10:08AM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.21
2:18AM
0.07
4:12PM
0.20
3:03AM
0.09
4:44PM
0.19
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise---7:09-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset------6:19-------6:19-------6:20-
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11------1------11--221--
Temp. °C252525252627262626252525262626262525252526262625
Feels °C (?)242423232527282827282726252527272526252425252624
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