Boca Barranca surf break

Boca Barranca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Boca Barranca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boca Barranca sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Boca Barranca today?

The current surf forecast for Boca Barranca at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
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
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131312121212121219181818171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11510870686767676767666258375656574969110107158235315311
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31AM
2.37
9:20PM
2.23
9:45AM
2.23
10:37PM
2.21
11:03AM
2.18
11:47PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:17AM
0.62
2:58PM
0.53
3:32AM
0.75
4:11PM
0.63
4:51AM
0.78
5:22PM
0.66
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-5:26-------5:26-------5:26------
Sunset----5:22-------5:22-------5:21---
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1---45321--137841--24568
Temp. °C252526272726262525242728272624242424262727252524
Feels °C (?)292930313131302929273132303027282828303130292928
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update Calm condsitions have become offshore at Boca Barranca (light winds from the ENE at Juan Santamaria Airport 58 km from Boca Barranca). 0.7m 13s groundswell from the SW with a 0.5m 8s swell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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