Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Apr 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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)151514141414181818181716161616151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)441355350346341331307307307304596542635516496465447441429417411411405400
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
2.57
3:00PM
2.91
3:29AM
2.68
3:43PM
3.01
4:14AM
2.74
4:28PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.28
9:20PM
0.05
9:29AM
0.18
10:04PM
-0.05
10:14AM
0.13
10:49PM
-0.07
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-5:26-------5:26-------5:26------
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:49---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C252630323129282726253031302828272626313231282726
Feels °C (?)262731313231313029263130303031302928323231313129
  • 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