Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 CST
Forecast 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
29.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)999121617181816161616161515151818171414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6260574785148219150317321412412501531510510393389380459443442436449
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
10
S
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoncross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
2.21
11:50PM
2.27
12:34PM
2.32
12:57AM
2.34
1:30PM
2.47
1:52AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.74
6:11AM
0.58
6:46PM
0.64
7:10AM
0.50
7:43PM
0.50
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise5:37------5:37-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset--5:49-------5:49-------5:49-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C313331292726262630333229272625253032312927252524
Feels °C (?)333533322826272731353332282626263232323230262625
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