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Dominical surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dominical surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dominical sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dominical today?
The current surf forecast for Dominical at 10PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dominical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 319 | 439 | 439 | 434 | 567 | 767 | 748 | 739 | 729 | 720 | 711 | 666 | 631 | 561 | 476 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 456 | 328 | 309 | 304 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:47PM 3.05 | 5:20AM 2.76 | 5:36PM 2.92 | 6:12AM 2.65 | 6:30PM 2.74 | 7:10AM 2.53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:08PM -0.02 | 11:23AM 0.23 | 11:58PM 0.10 | 12:17PM 0.38 | 12:53AM 0.26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
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