Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
77
72
112
112
161
138
122
160
188
326
322
310
275
338
276
276
269
254
239
236
290
178
176
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:28PM2.48m
6:01AM2.28m
6:06PM2.38m
6:42AM2.19m
6:47PM2.27m
7:27AM2.12m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.39m
11:58AM0.66m
00:28AM0.49m
12:39PM0.77m
1:10AM0.60m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:18
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5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
1
4
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
30
28
28
27
26
26
30
32
30
29
28
27
26
26
30
31
31
28
28
27
26
26
30
32
32
32
33
31
30
29
34
34
32
33
32
31
29
29
33
33
33
32
32
31
29
29
33
34
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
35
77
72
112
112
161
138
64
160
188
326
322
310
275
338
276
276
269
254
239
236
290
178
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
11
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
48
34
22
82
57
56
104
94
61
119
62
34
33
33
33
30
29
29
21
37
22
38
37
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
86
73
46
22
22
24
61
122
149
58
8
8
17
17
17
33
33
21
8
8
37
11
36
64
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
116
111
9
0
0
0
0
9
116
85
9
0
0
0
0
0
116
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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