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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 pm Tuesday 26 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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacarita today?
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
239 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 178 | 173 | 125 | 121 | 102 | 141 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 108 | 186 | 209 | 95 | 108 | 99 | 104 | 110 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:04AM2.15m | 12:23PM2.43m | 00:58AM2.18m | 1:10PM2.45m | 1:45AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.62m | 6:04AM0.70m | 6:49PM0.56m | 6:55AM0.70m | 7:35PM0.49m | 7:40AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 |
31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 239 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 178 | 173 | 125 | 121 | 102 | 141 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 102 | 108 | 186 | 209 | 24 | 108 | 99 | 104 | 110 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 95 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | W 5 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 21 | WSW 4 | S 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | WSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 121 | 153 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 70 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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