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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 5 am Monday 25 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacarita today?
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 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 13 | SSW 13 | |
226 | 226 | 232 | 334 | 196 | 196 | 279 | 220 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 178 | 173 | 125 | 121 | 102 | 141 | 102 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.42m | 11:03PM2.16m | 11:31AM2.41m | 00:04AM2.15m | 12:23PM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.60m | 4:57PM0.66m | 5:08AM0.67m | 5:57PM0.62m | 6:04AM0.70m | 6:49PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 226 | 226 | 232 | 334 | 196 | 196 | 279 | 220 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 242 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 178 | 173 | 125 | 29 | 31 | 141 | 102 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 120 | 26 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 121 | 102 | 33 | 33 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 49 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 121 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 116 | 111 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 116 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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