Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Playa del Macao sea temperature is

29.6°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 (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). 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 (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9								Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	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 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	118	71	69	64	74	62	77	108	95	75	77	64	64	64	67	80	77	94	106	131	146	100	103	114
Wind (km/h)	SSE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			7:37AM0.58m				7:50PM0.49m					8:25AM0.61m				8:30PM0.45m				9:10AM0.63m				9:09PM0.41m
Low Tide					1:55PM0.14m				1:47AM0.11m					2:49PM0.15m				2:22AM0.09m				3:40PM0.15m


	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:14	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	2	3	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	28	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	27	29	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	29	29	29	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	SE 6	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 6
kJ	67	71	9	5	11	10	21	21	21	21	19	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	8	9	8	16	9	114
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	SE 6	SE 6	NE 8	NE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	E 9	N 7	SE 6	—	SE 7
kJ	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	4	2	8	6	—	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	N 8	N 8	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 11	NE 10	NE 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 9	E 9	—	—	NNE 7	—	NE 10
kJ	14	5	5	5	5	6	6	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	—	—	15	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—
kJ	118	—	69	64	74	62	77	108	95	75	77	64	64	64	67	80	77	94	106	131	146	100	103	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Small Cove-Two Caribbean Coast	Embassy Beach Caribbean Coast	Palomino Caribbean	The Ranch Jamaica	Long Bay Jamaica	Long Bay Jamaica	Guibia Caribbean Coast	Hawaii Caribbean Coast	El Coson North East Coast	De Cameron Caribbean Coast	Macuro Zona del Centro	Los Pocitos Caracas	Los Pocitos Caracas	Guibia Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast	La Boya Caribbean Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	Los Pocitos Caracas	Los Pocitos Caracas	Playa Motones Puerto Rico	El Chinchorro (Red Beach) Caribbean Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	93	97	994	812	822	822	151	82	121	89	922	924	924	151	159	159	159	122	187	924	924	158	159
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)		El Broke						Playa Caribe	El Coson
Rating (10 max)	1		1						1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Dominican Republic	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast					Red Beach Caribbean Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast				Guibia Caribbean 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	La Preciosa Amber Coast			La Preciosa Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1					2	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5	6	6	6	5	5

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