Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 15 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (15 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
186
180
180
233
178
156
149
143
141
139
137
99
99
99
101
158
160
163
163
118
116
113
105
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
15
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:25AM2.37m
1:40PM2.78m
2:15AM2.51m
2:29PM2.92m
3:05AM2.63m
3:19PM2.99m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.45m
8:05PM0.17m
8:13AM0.31m
8:54PM0.02m
9:04AM0.21m
9:42PM-0.07m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
1
1
2
5
1
Temp °C
27
27
31
33
32
30
28
27
27
27
31
32
31
30
28
28
27
27
31
32
31
29
28
27
29
29
33
35
35
34
31
29
30
30
34
33
32
34
32
31
30
30
34
33
33
33
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
242
186
180
180
233
178
156
149
143
141
139
137
99
99
99
101
158
160
163
163
118
116
113
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
42
42
27
28
29
30
29
29
29
28
26
25
26
25
25
25
24
23
6
22
21
22
19
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.3
S
8
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
45
45
4
4
7
7
3
12
6
6
6
26
26
25
51
20
8
15
13
15
14
34
32
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
115
111
0
0
0
0
0
0
116
111
54
0
0
0
0
0
121
9
9
0
0
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
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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