Chacarita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Chacarita today?

The current surf forecast for Chacarita at 2PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (09 May)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
20
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
427
371
237
448
448
329
413
394
367
359
350
273
269
341
263
263
198
193
184
172
169
123
167
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SW
20
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
SSE
10
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
20
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
8:16AM2.08m
8:23PM2.07m
9:11AM2.09m
9:23PM2.03m
10:08AM2.15m
10:29PM2.03m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.94m
2:46AM0.77m
3:20PM0.95m
3:41AM0.80m
4:26PM0.89m
4:39AM0.78m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
31
33
31
29
28
27
26
26
31
34
33
30
28
27
26
26
30
32
31
29
29
27
27
26
34
34
33
32
32
30
28
28
33
35
34
33
32
29
28
29
32
33
31
32
33
30
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
103
427
232
232
448
225
215
413
394
367
359
350
273
269
341
263
263
198
89
116
112
104
100
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
S
20
0.7
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
176
202
371
237
229
448
329
153
151
146
148
144
151
156
99
98
98
89
193
184
172
169
123
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
W
12
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
198
239
150
140
6
32
91
41
41
41
116
9
3
107
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
115
116
63
0
0
0
0
0
110
115
45
0
0
0
0
0
116
116
85
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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