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Chacarita Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacarita today?
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
125 | 123 | 86 | 85 | 125 | 130 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 97 | 95 | 144 | 66 | 67 | 137 | 233 | 134 | 126 | 80 | 166 | 226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:28AM2.58m | 7:46PM2.50m | 8:29AM2.51m | 8:49PM2.33m | 9:31AM2.45m | 9:55PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.19m | 1:38PM0.48m | 2:05AM0.34m | 2:43PM0.59m | 3:05AM0.49m | 3:50PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 125 | 123 | 30 | 32 | 48 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 166 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 86 | 85 | 125 | 130 | 123 | 118 | 116 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 97 | 95 | 144 | 66 | 67 | 137 | 233 | 134 | 126 | 55 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 16 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 51 | 67 | 80 | 11 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 111 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 121 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 116 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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