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Bajamar surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 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
28.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Bajamar today?

The current surf forecast for Bajamar at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121212121313131313121212121616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)414037355958575553525150515556563333484848488685
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
5
SE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffglassglasscrossononglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.12
1:49AM
2.42
2:29PM
2.24
2:33AM
2.51
3:10PM
2.37
3:14AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.64
7:37PM
0.82
8:17AM
0.53
8:23PM
0.73
8:57AM
0.42
9:06PM
0.64
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------
Sunset--5:36-------5:37-------5:37-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272929272625242427292927262525252830302726262525
Feels °C (?)283131312927262730313131302828283033333027272627
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