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Westfalia, 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
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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 windNE0metric.gif windW5metric.gif windWSW10metric.gif windWSW10metric.gif windWSW10metric.gif windSW5metric.gif windENE5metric.gif windNE5metric.gif windSW5metric.gif windSW15metric.gif windSW10metric.gif windSW10metric.gif windSW10metric.gif windSW5metric.gif windN0metric.gif
Wind State (?) glass on on glass cross-
off		 off off off glass glass glass glass off off 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 -
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- 		-
- 		-
- 		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
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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


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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 8 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Westfalia. 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: 29.3 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 Westfalia blow from the SW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy Cocles Puntauva Firstbeach Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia
Distance 42 km 47 km 121 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 Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Cocles Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia
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Best in Country Dominacalito Zancudo Damasrivermouth Quepos Dominical Dominacalito Dominacalito Dominacalito Dominacalito Damasrivermouth Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia Westfalia
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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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