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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 11 am Friday 08 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 6PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
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 Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
229 | 176 | 173 | 168 | 208 | 202 | 214 | 298 | 198 | 427 | 371 | 237 | 448 | 448 | 329 | 413 | 394 | 367 | 359 | 350 | 273 | 269 | 341 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:27AM2.12m | 7:31PM2.16m | 8:16AM2.08m | 8:23PM2.07m | 9:11AM2.09m | 9:23PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.87m | 1:55AM0.70m | 2:18PM0.94m | 2:46AM0.77m | 3:20PM0.95m | 3:41AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 229 | 176 | 173 | 168 | 208 | 202 | 139 | 103 | 103 | 427 | 232 | 232 | 448 | 225 | 215 | 413 | 394 | 367 | 359 | 350 | 273 | 269 | 341 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 103 | 104 | 214 | 298 | 176 | 202 | 371 | 237 | 229 | 448 | 329 | 153 | 151 | 146 | 148 | 106 | 151 | 156 | 99 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 14 | S 15 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 64 | 62 | 103 | 92 | 91 | 107 | 157 | 198 | 239 | 150 | 140 | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 32 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 115 | 121 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 121 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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