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Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacarita today?
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
134 | 132 | 138 | 193 | 127 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.23m | 12:50PM2.62m | 1:25AM2.37m | 1:40PM2.78m | 2:15AM2.51m | 2:29PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.59m | 7:16PM0.36m | 7:22AM0.45m | 8:05PM0.17m | 8:13AM0.31m | 8:54PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
69 | 68 | 68 | 193 | 65 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
110 | 109 | 138 | 66 | 127 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | S 20 | S 20 | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
134 | 132 | 54 | — | 102 | 121 | 109 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 111 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 116 | 134 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
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