Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 CST
Forecast 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (19 May)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
56
61
49
100
149
85
86
84
61
102
226
169
98
92
86
86
87
128
126
126
125
125
123
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
0
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:00PM2.95m
5:37AM2.72m
5:52PM2.83m
6:31AM2.66m
6:47PM2.67m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.17m
11:22PM-0.05m
11:41AM0.24m
00:14AM0.05m
12:37PM0.35m
1:08AM0.19m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53
3
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
31
32
32
30
29
28
28
27
31
34
31
29
27
27
26
27
31
32
31
29
28
27
27
27
35
34
35
34
34
31
32
30
33
37
34
31
30
30
29
30
35
33
33
32
33
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
28
28
28
27
17
149
85
86
84
61
102
226
169
98
92
86
86
87
128
126
126
125
125
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
50
50
50
49
58
17
16
16
15
15
44
15
15
8
8
8
8
7
13
14
16
15
29
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
104
56
61
44
100
28
66
65
32
51
8
3
17
31
28
27
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
59
125
55
0
0
0
0
1
119
125
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
42
5
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dona Ana surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest