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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 Sunday 10 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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacarita today?
The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 8AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
329 | 413 | 394 | 367 | 359 | 350 | 273 | 269 | 341 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 193 | 184 | 172 | 169 | 123 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 104 | 138 | 106 | 102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:11AM2.09m | 9:23PM2.03m | 10:08AM2.15m | 10:29PM2.03m | 11:05AM2.28m | 11:33PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.77m | 3:20PM0.95m | 3:41AM0.80m | 4:26PM0.89m | 4:39AM0.78m | 5:28PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
29 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 215 | 413 | 394 | 367 | 359 | 350 | 273 | 269 | 341 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 193 | 86 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 138 | 106 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 329 | 113 | 151 | 146 | 148 | 144 | 151 | 156 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 89 | 184 | 172 | 169 | 123 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | S 21 | W 12 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 41 | 41 | 116 | — | 9 | 3 | 107 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 121 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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