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Bajamar surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bajamar today?
The current surf forecast for Bajamar at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bajamar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 52 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 49 | 49 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 42 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:36PM 2.12 | 12:44AM 2.41 | 1:24PM 2.18 | 1:29AM 2.46 | 2:08PM 2.25 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:27AM 0.68 | 6:29PM 0.84 | 7:14AM 0.59 | 7:17PM 0.78 | 7:57AM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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