Boca Barranca surf break

Boca Barranca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 CST
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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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Boca Barranca today?

The current surf forecast for Boca Barranca at 2PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)161615141414141414141413131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)164715771537123910901090957919804802672582500498497427427421421337354355355220
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
E
0
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crossglassglassoffglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrossglassoffcross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
2.58
5:34AM
2.70
5:52PM
2.49
6:09AM
2.61
6:29PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.30
11:21PM
0.30
11:48AM
0.34
11:56PM
0.39
12:25PM
0.42
12:32AM
0.51
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sunrise5:30------5:28-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--5:51-------5:51-------5:50-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------251----156311-
Temp. °C292929282726262528292926262626252727272625252525
Feels °C (?)333233333129292831323230303030293231313129292929
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 58 km from Boca Barranca has become light (light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 140 degs) at Juan Santamaria Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Boca Barranca. 1.9m 15s groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

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