Diria surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diria today?

The current surf forecast for Diria at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
153
130
147
165
163
169
278
577
275
266
385
560
644
719
728
737
823
714
704
695
606
606
598
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
W
15
SSW
10
S
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
0
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
NNE
20
SSW
10
S
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:59AM2.27m
8:18PM2.13m
9:01AM2.23m
9:24PM2.02m
10:02AM2.20m
10:30PM1.96m
Low Tide
2:12PM0.52m
2:36AM0.42m
3:20PM0.59m
3:37AM0.52m
4:27PM0.60m
4:37AM0.59m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
5:59
6:00
Temp °C
30
31
30
30
29
28
27
27
31
32
30
30
29
28
27
27
31
33
30
30
29
28
27
27
33
32
32
33
32
32
30
30
32
36
32
33
30
28
29
29
31
36
31
33
31
30
29
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.9
SW
19
0.7
S
8
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
80
101
95
91
89
84
84
65
577
66
266
385
560
644
719
728
737
823
714
704
695
606
606
598
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
19
0.7
S
8
0.7
SW
15
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
228
153
118
147
144
138
109
278
66
215
65
65
47
47
51
48
51
31
30
42
40
42
37
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
10
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.1
SW
9
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.2
N
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
15
72
130
129
165
163
169
113
3
275
206
1
10
11
10
9
9
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
3
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
5
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
9
6
0
0
0
0
14
0
56
8
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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