Secret spot?We can hide it! Playa El Rey Surf Forecast / Costa Rica2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 17 pm Monday 04 Jun 2012Playa El Rey surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 128 | 134 | 92 | 60 | 79 | 95 | 99 | 79 | 93 | 90 | 270 | 467 | 549 | 602 | 639 | 566 | 526 | 381 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | on | glass | glass | on | glass | cross- on |
on | glass | on | on | glass | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Playa El Rey blow from the ENE
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High Tide / height (m) |
3:15PM 3.13 |
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3:49AM 2.96 |
4:07PM 3.11 |
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4:41AM 2.99 |
4:58PM 3.03 |
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5:33AM 2.95 |
5:51PM 2.90 |
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6:25AM 2.88 |
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6:44PM 2.73 |
7:18AM 2.77 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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9:30PM -0.30 |
9:50AM -0.09 |
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10:21PM -0.30 |
10:43AM -0.06 |
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11:11PM -0.24 |
11:37AM 0.02 |
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12:02AM -0.12 |
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12:30PM 0.14 |
12:52AM 0.03 |
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1:25PM 0.27 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Puntarenas, Costa Rica which is 115 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Playa El Rey. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Playa El Rey sea temperature is 29.7 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 28.7 max: 30.1 min: 27.7 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | - | - | 10 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | - | ||||||
| High °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | ||||||
| Low °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | 5:15 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:53 | - | - | 17:53 | - | - | 17:53 | - | - | 17:53 | - | - | 17:54 | - | - | 17:54 | - | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa El Rey surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Playa El Rey at:
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Information about the Playa El Rey Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Playa El Rey provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Playa El Rey can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Playa El Rey surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Playa El Rey) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Playa El Rey may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Golfo de Nicoya? If you are looking for accommodation near Playa El Rey, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Golfo de Nicoya, consider staying in Quepos which is 21 km (13 miles) away. Other places in and around Golfo de Nicoya where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include San Isidro which is 33 km (20 miles) away, Tejar, Paraiso and Cartago.
