Bajamar surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 CST
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Bajamar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bajamar sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bajamar today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Bajamar at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (27 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
173
125
121
121
141
102
101
101
101
102
108
186
209
95
108
99
104
110
115
163
118
144
231
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
N
0
WNW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
E
5
NE
0
E
0
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
WNW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:10PM2.51m
00:45AM2.25m
12:57PM2.53m
1:33AM2.29m
1:40PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.72m
6:36PM0.58m
6:42AM0.72m
7:23PM0.51m
7:28AM0.69m
8:05PM0.44m
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5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
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5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
1
4
7
4
1
6
7
4
1
1
2
4
3
Temp °C
27
27
29
31
30
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
27
32
31
33
33
33
31
33
31
32
31
34
32
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
32
31
31
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
7
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
178
173
125
121
102
141
102
101
101
101
102
108
186
209
36
108
99
104
110
115
163
118
36
231
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
17
0.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
35
33
33
32
31
33
32
31
28
27
25
37
24
24
95
32
32
30
26
16
25
35
144
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
121
14
2
55
25
23
9
8
29
72
104
49
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
132
163
132
0
0
0
0
0
97
43
12
0
0
0
0
0
77
81
6
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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