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Cocles surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cocles surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cocles sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cocles today?
The current surf forecast for Cocles at 6AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cocles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 316 | 286 | 247 | 247 | 211 | 193 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 179 | 184 | 217 | 212 | 207 | 202 | 232 | 232 | 237 | 249 | 249 | 212 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:04AM 0.43 | 10:42AM 0.43 | 11:24AM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:08AM 0.18 | 7:18PM 0.07 | 8:04PM 0.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
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