Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 CST
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Chacarita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chacarita sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (11 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
269
341
263
263
263
193
184
172
169
123
167
121
120
104
106
106
102
100
100
104
100
102
177
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
15
S
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:23PM2.03m
10:08AM2.15m
10:29PM2.03m
11:05AM2.28m
11:33PM2.11m
11:59AM2.44m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.80m
4:26PM0.89m
4:39AM0.78m
5:28PM0.75m
5:36AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
31
33
30
29
28
27
27
27
31
31
31
29
28
27
27
27
31
33
31
29
32
29
28
28
34
34
32
33
32
30
30
30
34
33
33
32
32
30
30
30
34
35
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
273
269
341
263
263
263
193
86
83
104
100
100
100
102
104
106
106
102
100
100
100
100
102
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
151
156
99
98
98
89
121
184
172
169
123
167
121
120
68
68
64
61
36
73
104
70
70
177
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
W
12
0.5
SW
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
91
41
41
41
116
9
3
107
8
8
54
33
21
32
30
31
25
69
43
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
58
58
45
0
0
0
0
0
116
111
63
0
0
0
0
0
107
121
45
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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