Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 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
30.4° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
79
80
87
97
95
144
68
67
137
233
134
126
85
164
223
226
226
232
334
196
196
279
191
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:29AM2.51m
8:49PM2.33m
9:31AM2.45m
9:55PM2.22m
10:33AM2.42m
11:03PM2.16m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.34m
2:43PM0.59m
3:05AM0.49m
3:50PM0.66m
4:07AM0.60m
4:57PM0.66m
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5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
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5:53
5:53
5:54
5:54
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
28
27
31
32
31
29
28
28
27
27
31
31
31
30
28
27
27
27
31
32
31
28
28
27
32
30
34
34
33
33
32
33
30
30
35
33
33
34
32
30
30
30
34
34
33
31
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
58
78
76
74
71
69
68
68
66
50
50
49
47
47
164
223
226
226
232
334
196
196
279
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
116
79
80
87
97
95
144
66
67
137
233
134
126
85
33
33
32
31
31
30
27
25
48
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
SW
9
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
13
18
18
18
18
5
16
35
34
33
3
51
67
80
11
10
10
10
21
19
120
49
4
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
120
107
69
0
0
0
0
0
121
107
5
0
0
0
0
0
125
107
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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