Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 7 am 24 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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (24 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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 night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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)	3	3	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	480	472	403	396	383	311	295	284	184	235	184	184	380	255	250	357	229	229	556	819	1048	1160	1174
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	S	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	WSW	NE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		7:06AM0.58m				7:03PM0.44m				7:53AM0.63m				7:46PM0.42m					8:41AM0.67m				8:31PM0.39m
Low Tide				1:30PM0.17m				1:05AM0.09m					2:25PM0.16m			1:43AM0.05m					3:19PM0.15m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	1	2	1	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	1	3	4	5	4	5	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	29	30	29	27	27	26	26	27	29	30	28	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	26	26	26
Feels °C	31	30	30	31	31	31	30	29	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	29	31	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	480	472	403	396	383	311	295	284	184	235	184	184	380	255	250	357	229	229	556	819	1048	1160	1174
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	NE 9	E 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 13	E 6	N 13	N 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 11	N 13	NNE 12	E 7	SE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	23	31	21	19	27	68	51	51	112	28	166	148	20	18	18	12	156	162	44	43	33	35	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 8	NE 13	NE 12	SSE 7	E 6	N 13	E 6	E 6	NE 8	N 14	N 14	NE 8	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6
kJ	40	39	20	7	18	7	6	31	19	88	27	28	11	101	98	3	11	11	10	32	28	27	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	—	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—
kJ	34	25	26	58	34	30	31	—	—	99	37	47	47	47	75	85	75	78	43	88	85	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	121	121	121	0	0	0	121	121	121	121	0	121	121	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	El Coson	El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	El Broke	El Coson	El Coson	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Coson	El Broke	El Broke	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef) North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	El Coson North East 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 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 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	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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