Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141817171717161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)429417411411405400394388313304300293381499482771627620724715706566537522
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
0
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
onglasscross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
3.03
5:00AM
2.74
5:15PM
2.97
5:48AM
2.68
6:04PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.13
10:49PM
-0.07
11:01AM
0.14
11:36PM
-0.02
11:51AM
0.23
12:26AM
0.09
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise5:26------5:26-------5:26-------5:24
Sunset--5:49-------5:49-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------12---
Temp. °C313230282726262530323128282626253032302827262525
Feels °C (?)313130303128272530313130322827273232303131292727
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