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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 5 pm Tuesday 12 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 1.3°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 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
104 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 104 | 100 | 102 | 177 | 100 | 146 | 134 | 132 | 138 | 193 | 127 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 186 | 180 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:33PM2.11m | 11:59AM2.44m | 00:31AM2.23m | 12:50PM2.62m | 1:25AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.75m | 5:36AM0.70m | 6:24PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.59m | 7:16PM0.36m | 7:22AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 |
34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 35 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 104 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 193 | 127 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 186 | 180 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 36 | 73 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 177 | 64 | 146 | 110 | 109 | 138 | 66 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 25 | 69 | 43 | 14 | 59 | 53 | 134 | 132 | 54 | — | 102 | 121 | 109 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 107 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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