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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 pm Monday 18 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
30.4° 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 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Chacarita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
99 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 100 | 149 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 102 | 226 | 169 | 97 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 87 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:09PM3.00m | 4:45AM2.74m | 5:00PM2.95m | 5:37AM2.72m | 5:52PM2.83m | 6:31AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM-0.09m | 10:47AM0.17m | 11:22PM-0.05m | 11:41AM0.24m | 00:14AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
34 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 149 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 61 | 102 | 226 | 169 | 97 | 92 | 86 | 86 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 56 | 61 | 44 | 100 | 28 | 66 | 16 | 32 | 51 | 44 | 3 | 17 | 31 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 57 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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