Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 12PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)151919191818181717161616161615151515141414141818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169192192256534528522505569535529522516503465447441355350346341331311307
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
S
15
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
2.27
1:34PM
2.55
2:00AM
2.43
2:17PM
2.75
2:45AM
2.57
3:00PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.57
7:52PM
0.42
8:01AM
0.42
8:36PM
0.22
8:45AM
0.28
9:20PM
0.05
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:26------
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262631333229272625253033322927262525303231292827
Feels °C (?)282832333331292826263132323130282626303131313230
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