Cabo Blanco surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EST
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Cabo Blanco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cabo Blanco sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cabo Blanco today?

The current surf forecast for Cabo Blanco at 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
378
312
302
355
350
543
723
603
706
505
759
1106
1106
1106
1245
1056
848
818
643
635
733
733
627
620
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
0
W
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:58AM2.34m
8:03PM2.35m
8:49AM2.29m
8:56PM2.25m
9:45AM2.30m
9:58PM2.21m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.98m
2:26AM0.79m
2:53PM1.06m
3:19AM0.87m
3:57PM1.06m
4:17AM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:43
2
1
3
3
Temp °C
28
30
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
30
30
28
27
26
26
25
28
29
30
27
27
27
26
26
33
34
32
33
32
33
33
31
33
33
32
31
31
30
31
29
33
32
33
30
32
33
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Energy kJ
378
312
302
355
350
288
723
271
706
505
759
1106
1106
1106
1245
1056
848
818
643
635
733
733
627
620
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
25
25
176
174
280
543
283
603
550
321
396
390
384
307
161
210
203
203
271
289
142
91
91
91
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
94
83
26
260
183
42
84
291
314
10
8
57
32
30
52
47
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
149
152
17
0
0
0
0
0
152
324
15
15
0
0
0
0
152
16
15
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo Dulce
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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