Diria surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 01 May 2026 CST
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Diria surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diria 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 Diria today?

The current surf forecast for Diria at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
18
29
67
66
66
66
65
63
79
107
106
171
104
103
109
152
114
107
125
113
144
125
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
W
15
SW
20
S
15
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
WNW
15
SW
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:02AM2.19m
3:09PM2.41m
3:39AM2.19m
3:46PM2.39m
4:16AM2.17m
4:23PM2.34m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.25m
9:00AM0.42m
9:31PM0.23m
9:37AM0.42m
10:07PM0.24m
10:13AM0.45m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:54
5:54
5:54
4
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
30
31
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
31
29
28
31
30
30
31
32
33
31
32
32
33
32
30
33
33
31
31
31
32
32
31
31
33
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
110
144
172
172
172
174
195
235
188
184
184
181
181
177
177
136
128
90
94
94
92
65
64
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
29
28
22
22
67
66
66
66
65
63
79
107
106
171
104
103
100
93
114
88
125
113
144
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
40
40
18
29
22
22
15
17
17
17
17
17
35
15
48
49
109
152
111
107
85
72
106
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
N
4
0.2
W
5
Energy kJ
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1
1
14
9
0
9
9
11
6
0
0
0
0
9
9
33
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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