Diria surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 29 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diria today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Diria at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (29 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
308
331
200
203
167
164
313
295
493
290
257
257
548
543
533
660
746
959
1210
1475
1445
1326
1516
1634
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:22PM2.26m
1:56AM2.02m
2:03PM2.28m
2:37AM2.06m
2:42PM2.30m
3:16AM2.08m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.60m
7:49PM0.39m
7:52AM0.56m
8:28PM0.34m
8:32AM0.53m
9:07PM0.30m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
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6:00
6:00
6:00
6:00
1
5
7
3
2
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
30
31
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
30
31
32
30
31
30
28
28
32
33
32
32
31
32
31
31
34
33
33
33
32
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SSW
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
SW
13
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.1
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
308
331
200
203
167
164
313
295
493
589
459
257
858
836
836
575
743
713
1210
1475
1445
1326
1516
1634
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
S
17
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
Energy kJ
40
37
37
36
35
47
47
45
290
290
257
448
199
543
533
660
746
959
602
593
585
467
366
345
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
26
36
94
94
116
114
115
217
44
33
31
243
548
196
187
225
302
124
248
248
248
245
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
33
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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