Agujas Surf Forecast

/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /

Costa Rica (96 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Agujas surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 CST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Agujas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Agujas sea temperature is 30.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Agujas today?

The current surf forecast for Agujas at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (20 May)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (20 May)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

Table - waves today at Agujas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 20							Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	85	86	84	61	102	226	169	98	92	86	86	87	128	126	126	125	125	123	86	85	125	130	123	118
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NW	S	S	ESE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NNW	S	S	SSE	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		5:16AM2.74m				5:31PM2.86m					6:11AM2.68m				6:26PM2.70m				7:08AM2.60m				7:25PM2.52m
Low Tide				11:20AM0.23m				11:53PM0.04m					12:17PM0.35m				00:48AM0.18m				1:17PM0.48m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52
mm	—	—	—	—	4	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	1	—
Temp °C	28	27	30	31	30	28	28	27	27	27	29	31	31	29	28	28	28	27	29	30	30	29	28	28
Feels °C	31	29	33	33	32	31	33	30	30	30	33	33	33	32	32	33	32	30	32	32	33	33	33	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	85	86	84	61	102	226	169	98	92	86	86	87	128	126	126	125	125	28	23	45	46	45	58	57
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 13	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14
kJ	16	16	15	15	44	15	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	16	16	28	123	86	85	125	130	123	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	S 7	S 12	S 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 8	S 10	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	66	65	32	51	15	3	17	31	28	27	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	14	9	9	8	8	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Corralillo Golfo de Nicoya	Brasilito Guanacaste	Agujas Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Mar Azul Golfo de Nicoya	First Beach (Wizard Beach) Bocas del Toro	Jaco Beach Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa El Rey Golfo de Nicoya	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	Bejuco Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Valor Golfo de Nicoya
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	6	6	6	21	147	0	6	6	6	6	6	55	282	14	6	6	6	6	6	84	105	33	6	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Chacarita		Playa Herradura	Cutters Right	Playa Herradura	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Mar Azul		Perro Fino	Playa Herradura	Playa Herradura	Playa Herradura	Playa Herradura	Cutters Right	Playa El Rey	Dominical	Bejuco	Playa Herradura	Cutters Right
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1		2	2	2	1	1	1	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Salsa Brava Limon	Manzanillo Limon	Punta Burica Golfo Dulce	Playa Negra Guanacaste	Hog Hole Golfo Dulce	Playa Negra Guanacaste	Cabo Blanco Golfo Dulce	Punta Burica Golfo Dulce	Punta Burica Golfo Dulce	Punta Burica Golfo Dulce	Manzanillo Limon	Playa Grande Guanacaste		Cabo Blanco Golfo Dulce	Eclipse Golfo Dulce	Eclipse Golfo Dulce	Eclipse Golfo Dulce	Punta Burica Golfo Dulce	Punta Burica Golfo Dulce	Avellanas Rivermouth Guanacaste	Caca Rio Limon	Caca Rio Limon	Playa Negra Guanacaste	Playa Negra Guanacaste
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Belharra France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Trial Harbour Australia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Mata Veri Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile	Lambe Lambe Brazil	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Pauba Brazil	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Mata Veri Chile	Itaúna Brazil	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Currumbin Point Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	6

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