Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf break

Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 Oct 2025 CST
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Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) today?

The current surf forecast for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
0
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)1616161313888141414889991212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)671021028585969994103103102100979395104106278276266257257248240
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:50PM
2.32
2:10AM
2.61
2:36PM
2.44
2:55AM
2.76
3:22PM
2.51
3:40AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
0.28
7:54PM
0.23
8:28AM
0.10
8:38PM
0.11
9:14AM
-0.03
9:24PM
0.04
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise5:31------5:31-------5:31-------5:31
Sunset--5:30-------5:30-------5:29-----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
313331----22433------261
Temp. °C262727262626252526272727272626262627282827272625
Feels °C (?)303030292929282930303030323031303030313231322928
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guanacaste

  1. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) (light winds from the W at Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport 39 km from Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point)). No surfable waves

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39 km away, 1 h 7 min ago

15 km/h
W
0.0
29.1
Air / Water (°C)
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