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Agujas surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast 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
28.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Agujas today?
The current surf forecast for Agujas at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Agujas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 112 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:28AM 2.40 | 8:08PM 2.49 | 8:26AM 2.23 | 9:03PM 2.41 | 9:27AM 2.11 | 9:59PM 2.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 0.43 | 2:24AM 0.66 | 2:38PM 0.60 | 3:26AM 0.73 | 3:34PM 0.73 | 4:27AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
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