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Chacarita Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 29 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacarita today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 20 | S 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
163 | 116 | 144 | 231 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 617 | 453 | 304 | 743 | 734 | 724 | 715 | 636 | 746 | 508 | 590 | 578 | 554 | 508 | 491 | 589 | 637 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:52PM2.48m | 2:28AM2.27m | 2:33PM2.51m | 3:07AM2.31m | 3:12PM2.53m | 3:46AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.42m | 8:23AM0.63m | 8:56PM0.37m | 9:03AM0.59m | 9:35PM0.33m | 9:42AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
 kJ | 163 | 116 | 34 | 231 | 288 | 284 | 284 | 617 | 453 | 304 | 743 | 734 | 724 | 715 | 636 | 713 | 508 | 508 | 494 | 383 | 366 | 355 | 589 | 637 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 6 | SSW 21 | S 6 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 31 | 144 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 280 | 30 | 305 | 20 | 283 | 256 | 336 | 480 | 590 | 578 | 554 | 508 | 491 | 276 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 6 | SSW 21 | S 6 | SSW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 20 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 104 | 49 | 21 | 8 | 163 | 230 | 53 | 47 | 30 | 180 | 19 | 302 | 19 | 19 | 746 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 116 | 121 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 |
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