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Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
28.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 2AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121717161616161615151514141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8677761081009790131129129124121172167165106104981791419210210199
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
10
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
2.51
4:41AM
2.59
5:12PM
2.59
5:19AM
2.58
5:47PM
2.65
5:57AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.49
10:56AM
0.25
11:15PM
0.45
11:31AM
0.26
11:54PM
0.43
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset5:37-------5:38-------5:38-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C312825242323283129272525242428313027252424232830
Feels °C (?)343226252424293230302727252629313130282526243031
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