Here's the answer that you have been looking for...You're
welcome! ;)
So you have discovered our
little gem of Macao Beach, just 25 minutes away from most hotels in Punta Cana.
Yey! So you are starting to plan your surf trip, or you are going to put in a
couple of days of surfing into your vacation. Awesome!!
This is what you should
expect the conditions to be (somewhat) like, depending on the time of the year
your will be visiting. Keep reading...
Macao Beach is located on
the Northeast part of La Hispaniola. The bay faces the North, with a highland on
the Eastern side. The stronger swells come from the North in the winter and
early spring months, more or less from December to March.
During the Winter, swells come
mostly from the North in the form of storms or low pressure systems. These
storms are accompanied most of the time with wind and even rain. But the right
amount of wind and ground swell can cause epic conditions. Winds coming from the
North above 25 km/h will normally cause very choppy and disorganized waves.
During the Spring months, generally
during April, May and early June, there are still strong ground swells and the
wind tends to diminish, causing big waves that are gentler than in the Winter,
and less powerful. Swells in the Spring start coming more from the Northeast or
East-Northeast.
Summer months like July, August
and September tend to have plenty of days with small and gentle waves, these
months are great for first time surfers. However, during the summer is
Hurricane Season, and when storms are in the region, they cause amazing
swells with no wind if the system stays far offshore. We live
for those storms in the summer!
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| Conditions for SUP and Beginner Surfers in the Summer. Photo Punta Cana Surf Adventure |
October and November, and early
in December, conditions tend to be very good as well, with very little wind,
but still with the presence of Tropical systems in the Atlantic, there are many
days with big, powerful waves, and glassy conditions.
If you are a beginner or intermediate surfer, Macao Beach offers great and safe conditions almost every day of the year, and if you are an advanced surfer, keep an eye on the Surf Forecast to follow-up on those systems that will bring big waves and will keep your adrenaline addiction under control!
Understand that the Caribbean
is very stable in terms of temperature, however winter or summer storms can
cause sudden changes in the waves' size, energy and direction. Also, being a
beach break, Macao's sand banks move with the tides and currents, which also
affect how the waves break.
See you at Macao!!
Saskya is the owner of Punta Cana Surf Adventure and can be found eagerly sharing her surfing experience and teaching on Macao Beach, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. She can be reached through her profile on this blog.