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Brasilito surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Brasilito surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Brasilito sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Brasilito today?
The current surf forecast for Brasilito at 8PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Brasilito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | |
400 | 395 | 140 | 277 | 289 | 293 | 289 | 293 | 289 | 281 | 224 | 224 | 269 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 168 | 252 | 252 | 255 | 350 | 441 | 441 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.18m | 6:16AM1.97m | 6:21PM2.08m | 7:00AM1.91m | 7:05PM1.99m | 7:48AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.44m | 12:10PM0.67m | 00:44AM0.53m | 12:55PM0.76m | 1:28AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 400 | 395 | 226 | 277 | 289 | 293 | 289 | 293 | 289 | 281 | 224 | 224 | 269 | 215 | 215 | 171 | 168 | 136 | 252 | 150 | 350 | 441 | 441 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 168 | 206 | 140 | 201 | 144 | 179 | 169 | 186 | 165 | 121 | 160 | 141 | 96 | 135 | 131 | 127 | 95 | 252 | 130 | 134 | 128 | 147 | 183 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 39 | 62 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 48 | 48 | 45 | 46 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 113 | 155 | 87 | 93 | 255 | 83 | 125 | 128 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 191 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 422 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
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