Secret spot?We can hide it! Roca Alta Surf Forecast / Costa-Rica – Limon / Costa Rica6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 17 pm Monday 04 Jun 2012Roca Alta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rating |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mon 04 after- noon |
Mon 04 night |
Tue 05 morn- ing |
Tue 05 after- noon |
Tue 05 night |
Wed 06 morn- ing |
Wed 06 after- noon |
Wed 06 night |
Thu 07 morn- ing |
Thu 07 after- noon |
Thu 07 night |
Fri 08 morn- ing |
Fri 08 after- noon |
Fri 08 night |
Sat 09 morn- ing |
Sat 09 after- noon |
Sat 09 night |
Sun 10 morn- ing |
|||||||
|
Energy Swell Map See all maps |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
 ENE |
 ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
 ENE |
ENE |
 ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
ENE |
||||||
| Period (s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| Max-energy | 450 | 370 | 362 | 346 | 293 | 326 | 286 | 238 | 244 | 244 | 244 | 292 | 370 | 386 | 470 | 378 | 313 | 370 | ||||||
|
Wind (km/h) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
 |
|
|
 |
|
 |
 |
||||||
| Wind State (?) | cross- on |
glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on |
glass | glass | cross- on |
cross- off |
cross- on |
on | glass | glass | cross- on |
off | glass | ||||||
|
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Roca Alta blow from the SSW
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
High Tide / height (m) |
|
11:55PM 0.43 |
|
2:28PM 0.04 |
12:51AM 0.41 |
|
3:32PM 0.08 |
1:47AM 0.38 |
|
4:24PM 0.12 |
2:43AM 0.34 |
|
5:10PM 0.16 |
|
3:37AM 0.29 |
5:52PM 0.21 |
|
4:31AM 0.24 |
||||||
|
Low Tide / height (m) |
3:48PM -0.00 |
|
8:11AM -0.14 |
5:01PM 0.03 |
|
8:58AM -0.15 |
|
6:30PM 0.06 |
9:43AM -0.15 |
|
8:04PM 0.07 |
10:23AM -0.15 |
|
9:34PM 0.08 |
11:01AM -0.13 |
|
11:00PM 0.08 |
11:34AM -0.11 |
||||||
|
Note: the tide data above is for Limon, Costa Rica which is 2 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Roca Alta. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Show advanced wave information
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Today's Roca Alta sea temperature is 29.3 °C (Statistics for 04 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 28.7 max: 29.4 min: 28.0 °C) |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Mon 04 after- noon |
Mon 04 night |
Tue 05 morn- ing |
Tue 05 after- noon |
Tue 05 night |
Wed 06 morn- ing |
Wed 06 after- noon |
Wed 06 night |
Thu 07 morn- ing |
Thu 07 after- noon |
Thu 07 night |
Fri 08 morn- ing |
Fri 08 after- noon |
Fri 08 night |
Sat 09 morn- ing |
Sat 09 after- noon |
Sat 09 night |
Sun 10 morn- ing |
|||||||
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
| Summary | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 30 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | ||||||
| Low °C | 28 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 30 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | ||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | 5:09 | ||||||
| Sunset | 17:51 | - | - | 17:51 | - | - | 17:51 | - | - | 17:52 | - | - | 17:52 | - | - | 17:52 | - | - | ||||||
Show local wavefinder
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Mon 04 after- noon |
Mon 04 night |
Tue 05 morn- ing |
Tue 05 after- noon |
Tue 05 night |
Wed 06 morn- ing |
Wed 06 after- noon |
Wed 06 night |
Thu 07 morn- ing |
Thu 07 after- noon |
Thu 07 night |
Fri 08 morn- ing |
Fri 08 after- noon |
Fri 08 night |
Sat 09 morn- ing |
Sat 09 after- noon |
Sat 09 night |
Sun 10 morn- ing |
|||||||
| Global Wavefinder |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
| Rating |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
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 Roca Alta 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 Roca Alta at:
surf-forecast.com
Information about the Roca Alta Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Roca Alta provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Roca Alta can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Roca Alta 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 (Roca Alta) 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 Roca Alta 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 Limon? If you are looking for accommodation near Roca Alta, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Limon, consider staying in Puerto Limon which is 1 km (1 miles) away. Other places in and around Limon where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Siquirres which is 52 km (32 miles) away, Turrialba, Guapiles and Changuinola.
