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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 Saturday 16 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | |
139 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 158 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 116 | 113 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 120 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:29PM2.92m | 3:05AM2.63m | 3:19PM2.99m | 3:55AM2.71m | 4:09PM3.00m | 4:45AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.31m | 8:54PM0.02m | 9:04AM0.21m | 9:42PM-0.07m | 9:55AM0.16m | 10:32PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 | 158 | 160 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 116 | 113 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 99 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 11 | 64 | 32 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 120 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 125 | 139 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 125 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 198 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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