Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (24 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11
Wave Graph
kJ	41	51	49	46	45	44	44	33	32	30	29	28	60	90	151	187	203	129	127	165	259	235	220	157
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SW	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			6:44AM0.45m				7:15PM0.53m				7:31AM0.50m				7:52PM0.52m					8:17AM0.55m				8:29PM0.49m
Low Tide					12:49PM0.15m				1:29AM0.18m				1:41PM0.15m				1:59AM0.15m					2:33PM0.15m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	27	31	31	31	28	27	27	27	28	31	31	31	27	27	26	27	27	31	31	31	28	27
Feels °C	31	30	31	32	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	30	31	30	31	30	31	31	32	30	31	31	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 14	NE 14	E 4	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13	NNE 13	ENE 7	NNE 12	NE 7	N 14	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	41	51	14	46	45	44	44	33	32	21	29	14	60	90	151	187	203	112	73	165	259	235	220	157
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 14	NNE 9	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NNE 12	NE 7	NNE 12	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 9	N 14	N 13	N 10	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 11
kJ	16	16	49	15	16	14	16	13	16	30	13	28	13	14	20	17	32	129	127	69	17	17	10	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 8	ENE 8	NNE 9	NE 8	NNE 7	NE 8	NNE 7	SE 5	E 5	NNE 8	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	SE 6	ENE 9	SE 6	E 5	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	SE 6
kJ	20	19	16	6	15	10	10	15	11	4	4	6	28	27	25	24	8	31	10	8	14	13	12	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	SSE 6	E 5	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	—	—	ESE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	SSE 6	SE 6	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 4
kJ	7	9	3	16	20	26	17	4	6	—	—	9	13	19	20	15	—	—	24	42	26	33	25	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Punta Higuero Puerto Rico	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	Surfers Beach Puerto Rico	West End Anegada	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Bloke 14 North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Great and Little Carrot Bays Tortola	Tres Palmas (Rincon) Puerto Rico	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	142	142	0	142	144	144	0	0	0	0	151	151	435	142	0	0	0	9	0	121	411	143	121	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic		El Broke	Punta Paraiso				Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	El Broke				Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Coson			El Coson	Punta Paraiso
Rating (10 max)		1	1				1	1	1	1	1				2	2	2	2	2	2			1	2
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	La Preciosa Amber Coast			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Punta Paraiso North East Coast	Encuentro 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 Preciosa Amber Coast			La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8	5	5

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