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Macao 65.8

#2817 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · La Altagracia · near Bávaro

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score65.8 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days4% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell16% period 11 s+
Typical size1.4 m 4.5 ft median
Water28°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Macao

The best time to surf Macao is January, September, October. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 30°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.3 m. The nearest airport is PUJ (30 km) and the nearest town is Bávaro (11 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%7%1.5 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%1%1.7 m27°Cboardies
Mar100%5%1.6 m27°Cboardies
Apr100%4%1.3 m28°Cboardies
May100%2%1.2 m28°Cboardies
Jun100%0%1.1 m29°Cboardies
Jul99%0%1.3 m29°Cboardies
Aug100%0%1.1 m30°Cboardies
Sep99%17%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Oct100%17%1.3 m30°Cboardies
Nov100%4%1.4 m29°Cboardies
Dec100%4%1.6 m28°Cboardies

Why 65.8

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
1.7
Groundswell 12%
2.8
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 30° with 44% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 24% of days. Mean peak period 8.9 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 33%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 18.774, -68.536 (OpenStreetMap).

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