Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 9PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)161615151515141414141818181817161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)516503465447441355350346341331307307307304596542635516496465447441429417
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
2.75
2:45AM
2.57
3:00PM
2.91
3:29AM
2.68
3:43PM
3.01
4:14AM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.22
8:45AM
0.28
9:20PM
0.05
9:29AM
0.18
10:04PM
-0.05
10:14AM
0.13
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----5:26-------5:26-------5:26--
Sunset5:49-------5:49-------5:49-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C322927262525303130292827262530313028282726263031
Feels °C (?)333229282625313030313231282631303030323029283231
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