Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 May 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
30.4° 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 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (11 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (11 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
263
193
181
172
169
123
167
121
120
104
106
106
102
100
100
104
100
102
177
100
146
134
132
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
10:08AM2.15m
10:29PM2.03m
11:05AM2.28m
11:33PM2.11m
11:59AM2.44m
00:31AM2.23m
Low Tide
4:26PM0.89m
4:39AM0.78m
5:28PM0.75m
5:36AM0.70m
6:24PM0.57m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
1
2
Temp °C
31
33
31
29
28
28
27
27
31
31
31
29
28
27
26
26
31
33
32
29
28
27
27
27
33
33
33
33
31
31
29
30
34
32
32
33
33
30
29
29
33
35
34
32
32
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
Energy kJ
263
263
121
116
112
104
100
100
100
102
104
106
106
102
100
100
100
100
102
102
100
71
69
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
98
89
193
181
172
169
123
167
121
120
68
68
64
61
36
73
104
60
70
177
59
146
110
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
W
12
0.5
SW
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Energy kJ
41
41
41
116
9
3
107
8
8
54
33
21
32
30
31
25
69
43
14
64
53
134
132
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
58
111
9
0
0
0
0
0
121
111
63
0
0
0
0
0
98
115
85
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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