Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 6PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
209
193
184
184
184
137
184
184
180
137
174
132
127
125
123
125
127
125
119
146
144
79
79
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
SW
20
S
10
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
0
NNE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:25PM2.61m
2:55AM2.42m
3:03PM2.64m
3:32AM2.45m
3:39PM2.65m
4:09AM2.45m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.52m
8:45PM0.32m
8:53AM0.48m
9:22PM0.27m
9:30AM0.46m
9:59PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:22
5:20
5:20
5:20
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
4
6
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
31
32
31
29
28
27
27
27
31
31
31
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
30
28
27
27
27
27
34
33
31
32
32
30
30
30
34
32
33
31
30
31
31
31
32
31
33
32
31
31
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
Energy kJ
215
209
193
184
184
184
137
184
184
180
137
174
132
127
125
123
125
127
125
119
146
144
79
79
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
39
17
17
17
17
35
7
7
7
6
12
12
12
12
12
27
25
25
25
25
25
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.2
W
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
3
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
4
0.1
W
13
0.4
SW
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
17
17
21
17
17
7
15
14
7
14
31
2
12
20
12
42
3
3
66
7
15
24
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
116
116
59
0
0
0
0
10
116
121
92
4
0
0
0
45
121
85
9
9
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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