Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is

28.1° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	91	69	80	52	88	112	96	124	123	115	108	89	77	99	148	170	148	120	120	109	97	115	153	247
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-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			8:58AM0.41m				10:03PM0.71m				10:01AM0.45m				10:50PM0.67m					11:02AM0.48m				11:35PM0.62m
Low Tide	3:51AM0.16m				2:57PM-0.00m				4:37AM0.15m				3:57PM0.04m					5:20AM0.14m			4:58PM0.09m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05
	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	7:14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	27	28	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	27	27	26	26	27	28	29	28	27	27	26
Feels °C	29	29	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	26	27	27	28	28	28	26	28	29	28	28	28	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SE 6	E 7	SE 6	SE 6	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 7
kJ	21	29	6	28	6	6	6	5	5	10	10	10	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	15	14
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 6	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	SE 6	SE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	SSE 7	NE 10
kJ	4	4	4	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	7	3	3	9	9	—	7	7	9	10	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	SE 6	N 7	NE 9	N 9	N 9	N 6	—	—	N 9	N 9	N 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	—	—
kJ	1	2	1	3	2	2	1	—	—	2	2	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	7	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	91	69	80	52	88	112	96	124	123	115	108	89	77	99	148	170	148	120	120	109	97	115	153	247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Guibia Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	West End Anegada	La Tortue Saint Barthélemy	Antigues Cape Grande Terre	Jacmel South Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Hawaii Caribbean Coast	Hawaii Caribbean Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Los Pocitos Caracas	Los Pocitos Caracas	West End Anegada	Los Pocitos Caracas	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Los Pocitos Caracas	Inches Puerto Rico	Los Pocitos Caracas	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Sosua Bay Amber Coast	Guibia Caribbean Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	151	159	435	614	787	426	151	82	82	187	924	924	435	924	151	151	151	151	924	287	924	142	234	151
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic
Rating (10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast					El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast					El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	Red Beach Caribbean Coast	Red Beach Caribbean Coast	Red Beach Caribbean Coast					Sosua Bay Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1					2	1	1	1					1	2	2	2					1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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