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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
30.2° 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 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
163 | 166 | 163 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 108 | 141 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 138 | 102 | 65 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 94 | 147 | 125 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.65m | 4:09AM2.45m | 4:15PM2.62m | 4:45AM2.42m | 4:51PM2.56m | 5:22AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30AM0.46m | 9:59PM0.24m | 10:07AM0.47m | 10:35PM0.26m | 10:43AM0.50m | 11:11PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
163 | 166 | 163 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 108 | 141 | 22 | 22 | 79 | 138 | 102 | 65 | 39 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 79 | 79 | 42 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 94 | 147 | 125 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 20 | SW 20 | WSW 5 | S 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
14 | 3 | 66 | 41 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 55 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 65 | 89 | 56 | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 116 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 144 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 134 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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