Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dona Ana today?

The current surf forecast for Dona Ana at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
184
184
141
137
184
184
180
177
174
132
127
125
123
125
127
163
154
82
81
79
79
79
108
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25PM2.61m
2:55AM2.42m
3:03PM2.64m
3:32AM2.45m
3:39PM2.65m
4:09AM2.45m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.32m
8:53AM0.48m
9:22PM0.27m
9:30AM0.46m
9:59PM0.24m
10:07AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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5:20
5:20
5:20
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
1
5
5
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
31
30
28
27
27
27
31
31
30
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
27
27
27
30
33
32
34
32
30
30
30
33
32
32
31
30
32
32
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
32
31
32
35
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
193
184
184
141
137
184
184
180
177
174
132
127
125
123
125
127
163
154
82
26
26
79
79
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
35
7
7
7
6
12
12
12
12
12
27
25
25
25
26
81
79
18
17
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.2
W
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
SW
16
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
21
17
17
7
15
14
7
14
31
31
12
20
15
42
3
3
41
25
25
24
22
56
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
Energy kJ
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
125
55
0
0
0
0
23
125
107
88
0
0
0
0
42
125
92
5
0
0
0
0
12
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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