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Playa Bonita, Costa Rica Detailed Weather / Surf Forecast

Issued (local time): 11 am Tuesday 09 Feb 2010
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.8
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.8
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.8
ENE 		1.0
E 		1.1
E 		1.1
ENE 		1.1
ENE 		1.2
ENE 		1.3
ENE 		1.4
ENE 		1.5
ENE 		1.6
ENE
Period (s) (?) 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
Wave
Graph
(?)
Max-energy 48 62 62 62 73 73 53 68 65 100 117 121 121 147 181 210 266 359
Wind
(km/h) 		windSE0metric.gif windNE5metric.gif windNE5metric.gif windNNE0metric.gif windW5metric.gif windWSW10metric.gif windWSW10metric.gif windWSW10metric.gif windSW5metric.gif windENE5metric.gif windNE5metric.gif windSW5metric.gif windSW15metric.gif windSW10metric.gif windWSW10metric.gif windSW10metric.gif windSW5metric.gif windN0metric.gif
Wind State (?) glass cross-
on		 cross-
on		 glass glass cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross-
off		 glass glass glass glass off off cross-
off		 off glass glass
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Advanced Surf Forecast
Swell1 (m) & direction 0.8
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.8
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.8
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		1.0
ENE 		1.0
ENE 		1.0
ENE 		1.1
ENE 		1.1
ENE 		1.3
ENE 		1.4
ENE
Period (s) 6 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
Swell2 (m) & direction 0.1
N 		0.1
N 		-
- 		-
- 		0.2
N 		0.1
N 		0.1
NE 		0.1
NE 		0.2
NNE 		0.1
NE 		0.1
N 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		0.5
E 		0.5
E 		-
- 		-
-
Period (s) 8 8 - - 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 - - - 9 9 - -
Wind waves (m) & direction -
- 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		0.9
ENE 		0.9
ENE 		-
- 		-
- 		-
- 		1.0
E 		1.1
E 		1.1
ENE 		1.1
ENE 		1.2
ENE 		1.3
ENE 		1.4
ENE 		1.5
ENE 		1.6
ENE
Period (s) - - - - 7 7 - - - 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
Wave
Graph
(?)
Tide State (?) high ebb ebb low flow high ebb ebb flow high ebb low flow high ebb ebb flow high
High Tide
/ height (m) 		8:35AM
0.36



9:50PM
0.03


9:16AM
0.34


10:58PM
0.03


9:56AM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)


4:40PM
-0.06

1:17AM
0.00



5:35PM
-0.05

1:35AM
0.02


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Note: the tide data above is for Limon, Costa Rica which is 4 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Playa Bonita. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's sea temperature is 28.9 °C (Statistics for 09 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 28.3 max: 29.4 min: 27.9 °C)
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Summary clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Temp. °C 28 29 29 27 26 25 25 26 28 29 28 26 25 25 25 25 26 27
Chill °C (?) 28 29 29 27 26 25 25 26 28 29 28 26 25 25 25 25 26 27
Sunrise 5:52 - - - - - - 5:52 - - - - - - - 5:52 - -
Sunset - - 17:38 - - - - - - - 17:38 - - - - - - -
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Playa Bonita blow from the SSW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy Cocles Puntauva Firstbeach Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita
Distance 54 km 58 km 132 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km 0 km
 
Best in Region Cocles Puntauva None Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Cocles Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita
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Best in Country Dominical Esterillosoeste Damasrivermouth Quepos Dominical Dominical Dominical Dominical Dominical Damasrivermouth Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita Playabonita
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Global Wavefinder Nemina Nemina Nemina Azemmourplage Azemmourplage Azemmourplage Oceancape Oceancape Praiadonorte-azores Praiadonorte-azores Polihale Dekelders Dumps_1 Strand Dunes Pringlebay Pringlebay Buffalobaywildside
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