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Macao, Dominican Republic

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Playa Macao Dominican Republic
Macao. Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bogdix/, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Macao

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces N (0°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (180°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 9). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 27°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually October, with about 3 good days in 7; in July, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Uvero Alto, 6.4 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PUJ, direct.

    See flights MDW → PUJ · Skyscanner from about £235 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 50 min from the airport to Macao.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Macao does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct423 ft9 shollow96kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct403 ft8 shollow89kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct06 ft10 shollow666kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct624 ft9 shollow251kJ31°C
Thu 22Oct684 ft9 shollow235kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct674 ft9 shollow311kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct674 ft9 shollow231kJ29°C
Sun 25Oct392 ft8 shollow69kJ29°C
Mon 26Oct504 ft9 shollow247kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct604 ft9 shollow289kJ31°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 50 min by road. About 8h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Macao

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Macao

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Macao

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Macao

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PUJ, then 50 min by road. About 8h 55 door to door

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Rough cost

About £725–£1,340 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PUJ, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£235–£485
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£70–£115
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£165–£280
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£65–£105
Total£725–£1,340

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Uvero Alto

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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