Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 8PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)111111111414141414131310131313121313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626364635553817976605934675767395757589090898786
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
SSW
20
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
2.79
4:58AM
2.67
5:20PM
2.85
5:37AM
2.65
5:58PM
2.85
6:19AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.25
11:04AM
0.18
11:32PM
0.21
11:42AM
0.20
12:14AM
0.22
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------21-------------
Temp. °C312826252424293130272625242429312928262525253032
Feels °C (?)333129272626313130313028262632322932292827273334
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