Diria surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
29.7° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
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
1
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
441
429
402
376
371
297
25
25
57
27
178
129
135
135
286
42
63
63
44
49
0
18
29
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
20
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:29PM2.25m
00:57AM2.08m
1:14PM2.32m
1:43AM2.13m
1:55PM2.37m
2:24AM2.17m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.53m
6:50PM0.47m
6:59AM0.50m
7:36PM0.38m
7:43AM0.47m
8:17PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
5:26
5:26
5:24
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5:53
5:54
5:54
5:54
Temp °C
29
31
31
29
29
28
26
26
29
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
29
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
30
32
31
29
30
29
26
27
29
32
30
30
31
31
30
28
31
32
31
31
31
31
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
154
441
429
402
376
371
297
411
400
372
377
178
100
135
135
286
243
163
155
66
92
92
92
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
17
0.3
NNW
5
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
80
56
55
53
51
50
50
25
25
57
4
69
129
94
69
42
42
63
63
43
49
75
76
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.3
N
4
0.2
W
13
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
NW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
N
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
188
4
14
3
1
65
50
10
2
27
29
21
42
42
20
31
44
48
44
38
17
18
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
W
2
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
2
8
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
17
9
165
0
0
0
14
14
9
17
9
0
0
0
0
0
59
17
9
0
9
9
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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