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Dona Ana Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 18 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dona Ana today?
The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dona Ana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
98 | 98 | 99 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 100 | 149 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 41 | 102 | 226 | 169 | 63 | 92 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:09PM3.00m | 4:45AM2.74m | 5:00PM2.95m | 5:37AM2.72m | 5:52PM2.83m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.16m | 10:32PM-0.09m | 10:47AM0.17m | 11:22PM-0.05m | 11:41AM0.24m | 00:14AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 98 | 98 | 99 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 149 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 15 | 102 | 226 | 169 | 63 | 92 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 27 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 57 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 32 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 56 | 61 | 44 | 100 | 28 | 66 | 16 | 33 | 41 | 44 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 28 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 59 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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