Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
100
100
100
104
100
102
177
100
146
134
132
140
193
127
246
246
246
188
186
180
180
233
178
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33PM2.11m
11:59AM2.44m
00:31AM2.23m
12:50PM2.62m
1:25AM2.37m
1:40PM2.78m
Low Tide
5:36AM0.70m
6:24PM0.57m
6:30AM0.59m
7:16PM0.36m
7:22AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
31
32
31
29
28
27
27
27
31
33
31
30
28
27
26
26
31
33
32
29
32
30
30
30
34
34
33
32
32
30
30
30
34
35
33
34
31
30
28
28
34
35
34
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
106
100
100
100
100
100
102
102
100
71
69
68
68
193
65
246
246
246
188
186
180
180
233
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
64
61
36
73
104
70
70
177
64
146
110
109
140
66
127
45
45
43
42
42
42
28
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
21
64
30
31
25
69
43
14
59
53
134
132
54
102
121
109
45
45
45
4
4
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
110
111
85
0
0
0
0
0
115
121
85
0
0
0
0
0
115
134
85
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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