Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 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
30.5° 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 1PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)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 Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
132
138
193
127
246
246
246
242
186
180
180
233
178
156
149
143
141
139
137
99
99
99
101
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:31AM2.23m
12:50PM2.62m
1:25AM2.37m
1:40PM2.78m
2:15AM2.51m
2:29PM2.92m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.59m
7:16PM0.36m
7:22AM0.45m
8:05PM0.17m
8:13AM0.31m
8:54PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:16
5:16
<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
27
27
31
33
32
30
29
28
27
27
31
33
32
30
28
27
27
27
31
32
31
29
28
28
30
30
33
35
34
34
33
31
30
30
34
35
34
33
32
30
30
30
34
33
32
32
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
69
68
68
193
65
246
246
246
242
186
180
180
233
178
156
149
143
141
139
137
99
99
99
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
110
109
138
66
127
45
45
44
42
42
27
28
29
30
29
29
29
28
26
25
26
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
134
132
54
102
121
109
45
45
45
4
4
7
7
3
6
6
6
6
26
26
25
51
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
115
111
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
121
9
0
0
0
0
10
116
134
49
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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