Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 1AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
S
20
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
168
208
202
214
298
198
427
371
237
448
448
329
413
394
367
359
350
273
269
341
263
263
198
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
S
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
on
High Tide
7:31PM2.16m
8:16AM2.08m
8:23PM2.07m
9:11AM2.09m
9:23PM2.03m
10:08AM2.15m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.87m
1:55AM0.70m
2:18PM0.94m
2:46AM0.77m
3:20PM0.95m
3:41AM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
Temp °C
31
29
28
27
27
26
31
33
32
30
28
27
26
26
31
33
31
29
28
27
26
26
30
32
32
33
33
31
30
28
34
35
34
34
32
30
28
28
33
34
31
32
32
29
28
28
32
34
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
173
168
208
202
139
103
103
427
232
232
448
225
215
413
394
367
359
350
273
269
341
263
263
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
62
24
103
104
214
298
176
202
371
237
229
448
329
113
151
146
148
106
151
156
99
98
98
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
7
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
47
103
92
91
107
157
198
239
150
140
8
10
32
8
41
41
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
121
45
0
0
0
0
9
116
116
85
0
0
0
0
0
115
121
9
0
0
0
0
9
117
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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