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Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CST
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Dona Ana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dona Ana sea temperature is
28.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dona Ana today?

The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)121212121616161515151414131313131312121217171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4848484886858372109109709790128128908677761081009790131
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SSE
5
SE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSE
0
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
2.29
3:25AM
2.51
4:00PM
2.40
4:04AM
2.56
4:36PM
2.51
4:41AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.62
9:46AM
0.33
9:57PM
0.55
10:21AM
0.28
10:36PM
0.49
10:56AM
0.25
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:37-------
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C302827262625293231282725242429323027262524232831
Feels °C (?)333128262726303433322827262631343231272625243032
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