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Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacarita today?
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | |
138 | 122 | 160 | 188 | 326 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 338 | 276 | 276 | 269 | 254 | 299 | 236 | 232 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 215 | 208 | 202 | 214 | 298 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:01AM2.28m | 6:06PM2.38m | 6:42AM2.19m | 6:47PM2.27m | 7:27AM2.12m | 7:31PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58AM0.66m | 00:28AM0.49m | 12:39PM0.77m | 1:10AM0.60m | 1:25PM0.87m | 1:55AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | |
— | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
138 | 64 | 160 | 188 | 326 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 338 | 276 | 276 | 269 | 254 | 299 | 236 | 232 | 178 | 176 | 173 | 215 | 208 | 202 | 139 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 |
104 | 94 | 149 | 119 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 37 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 214 | 298 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 15 | S 15 |
24 | 122 | 61 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 64 | 47 | 91 | 92 | 91 | 109 | 110 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 58 | 111 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 92 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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