Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 2AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
103
94
147
125
95
121
54
86
77
72
112
112
161
138
122
160
188
326
322
310
275
338
276
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
4:51PM2.56m
5:22AM2.36m
5:28PM2.48m
6:01AM2.28m
6:06PM2.38m
6:42AM2.19m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.31m
11:20AM0.57m
11:49PM0.39m
11:58AM0.66m
00:28AM0.49m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:20
5:20
5:18
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5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
3
3
1
2
6
3
2
6
2
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
27
27
26
30
30
30
27
27
27
26
26
30
31
30
29
28
27
26
26
30
30
32
33
33
31
30
29
33
32
33
31
31
32
30
29
33
33
33
34
32
31
29
29
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
62
61
61
60
41
40
38
36
35
34
72
112
112
161
138
64
160
188
326
322
310
275
338
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
104
103
94
147
125
95
121
49
48
77
22
22
22
56
104
94
149
119
62
34
33
33
33
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
18
28
65
89
88
55
54
54
86
73
46
82
57
24
24
122
61
58
8
8
17
17
17
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
111
9
0
0
0
0
0
121
54
9
4
0
0
0
0
116
111
0
0
0
0
0
0
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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