Playa del Macao 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.78° N 68.55° W

Issued: 1 am 21 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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa del Macao at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 10	NNE 11	N 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	NNW 10	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
Wave Graph
kJ	621	534	327	313	198	216	191	191	191	177	180	177	170	204	167	225	600	683	759	713	668	565	546	456
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	E	E	ESE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SW	SSE	SSE	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide		4:38AM0.41m				4:55PM0.50m					5:31AM0.46m				5:38PM0.49m				6:20AM0.52m				6:20PM0.47m
Low Tide				10:36AM0.21m					11:28PM0.19m				11:37AM0.20m				11:59PM0.16m				12:35PM0.19m


	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	6	1	1	4	3	2	3	2	2	1	4	1	3	1
Temp °C	25	25	26	30	31	30	27	27	26	26	24	27	28	27	25	25	25	25	24	26	25	26	26	27
Feels °C	28	28	29	30	30	30	30	31	30	29	26	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	29	29	30	29	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 10	NNE 11	N 10	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	621	534	327	313	198	216	191	191	191	177	180	177	170	204	167	133	600	683	759	713	668	565	546	456
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	NNW 11	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	11	12	158	50	187	117	80	104	78	78	77	80	81	78	76	225	94	92	71	70	68	65	65	51
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 8	NNW 11	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	N 14	NNE 9	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	11	40	10	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	93	78	20	12	12	12	12	13	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	SE 5	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 6	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6
kJ	5	5	1	3	3	10	9	3	6	6	7	5	5	13	13	13	41	—	—	—	41	11	16	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Playa Motones 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	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	Playa del Macao North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast	El Coson North East Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	121	121	121	0	0	0	0	121	121	142	158	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	121	121	121
Best forecast wave conditions in North East Coast - Dominican-Republic	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Broke	El Coson	El Broke	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Punta Paraiso	El Broke	El Coson			Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	Punta Paraiso	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	Coco Nuts (Arena Blanca Reef)	El Coson	El Coson	El Coson
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			2	2	3	3	3	3	3	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	La Puntilla (Puerto Plata) Amber Coast	La Preciosa Amber Coast	El Broke 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 Preciosa Amber Coast	La Preciosa 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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	5

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