Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 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 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
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
0.7
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
280
276
219
215
215
215
209
193
184
184
141
137
184
184
180
134
174
130
127
125
123
125
127
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
S
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SSW
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:45PM2.56m
2:14AM2.37m
2:25PM2.61m
2:55AM2.42m
3:03PM2.64m
3:32AM2.45m
Low Tide
8:05PM0.41m
8:13AM0.52m
8:45PM0.32m
8:53AM0.48m
9:22PM0.27m
9:30AM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:20
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
3
3
Temp °C
30
29
28
27
26
26
30
31
31
29
28
27
27
27
30
31
30
28
28
27
27
27
30
31
31
32
33
30
29
28
32
31
32
32
32
30
30
30
32
33
32
31
32
31
31
31
33
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
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
0.7
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
Energy kJ
289
280
276
219
215
215
215
209
193
184
184
141
137
184
184
180
134
174
130
127
125
123
125
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
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
Energy kJ
21
23
20
20
20
20
39
17
17
17
17
35
7
7
7
6
12
12
12
12
12
27
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
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
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
6
16
16
16
17
17
21
17
17
7
15
14
7
14
1
31
20
20
12
42
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
157
55
0
0
0
0
0
120
107
69
0
0
0
0
12
125
125
81
0
0
0
0
12
120
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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