Dominacalito and The Point surf break

Dominacalito and The Point surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 CST
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Dominacalito and The Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dominacalito and The Point sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dominacalito and The Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dominacalito and The Point at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Dominacalito and The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
171
171
132
132
130
127
121
116
114
113
113
137
169
306
357
348
335
269
305
301
301
301
301
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
N
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:39AM2.38m
11:07PM2.21m
11:33AM2.55m
00:05AM2.34m
12:24PM2.73m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.82m
5:03PM0.79m
5:11AM0.74m
5:59PM0.59m
6:05AM0.61m
6:50PM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:46
5:46
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
30
30
33
33
33
33
33
32
31
30
34
33
33
34
32
32
30
30
33
33
34
33
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
80
171
82
83
86
86
83
80
80
70
70
71
80
169
306
357
348
335
269
305
301
301
301
301
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
17
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
171
80
171
132
132
130
127
121
116
114
113
113
137
52
49
48
48
47
31
31
28
28
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
17
16
15
15
15
57
52
50
80
80
108
61
62
2
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
49
181
33
0
0
0
0
0
33
181
181
0
0
0
0
0
33
181
12
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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