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Chacarita Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | |
172 | 169 | 123 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 102 | 177 | 100 | 146 | 134 | 132 | 138 | 193 | 127 | 246 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:29PM2.03m | 11:05AM2.28m | 11:33PM2.11m | 11:59AM2.44m | 00:31AM2.23m | 12:50PM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.78m | 5:28PM0.75m | 5:36AM0.70m | 6:24PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 112 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 193 | 127 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | 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 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 172 | 169 | 123 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 36 | 73 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 177 | 59 | 146 | 110 | 109 | 138 | 66 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | W 12 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 3 | 107 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 69 | 43 | 14 | 64 | 53 | 134 | 132 | 54 | — | 102 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 111 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 117 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 111 | 70 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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