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Dominical Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Dominical surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Dominical today?
The current surf forecast for Dominical at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Dominical. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tue 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 82 | 104 | 103 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 33 | 70 | 66 | 91 | 92 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46AM 2.14 | 9:25PM 2.40 | 9:54AM 2.16 | 10:25PM 2.52 | 11:01AM 2.24 | 11:24PM 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:45AM 0.85 | 2:57PM 0.73 | 3:51AM 0.76 | 3:59PM 0.71 | 4:55AM 0.61 | 5:02PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | Tue 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
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