Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
219
215
212
209
156
148
144
141
141
141
147
147
137
154
154
222
222
215
257
251
248
248
242
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:43AM2.36m
9:05PM2.32m
9:54AM2.31m
10:19PM2.22m
11:05AM2.33m
11:32PM2.21m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.41m
2:53PM0.65m
3:29AM0.53m
4:09PM0.72m
4:39AM0.61m
5:23PM0.70m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
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5:49
5:49
5:50
5:50
1
1
3
3
1
4
2
Temp °C
25
25
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
30
28
27
26
26
26
29
31
30
28
27
27
28
28
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
32
31
32
32
31
29
30
30
32
32
32
32
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
Energy kJ
219
219
215
212
209
156
148
144
141
141
141
147
147
137
101
134
132
132
215
257
251
248
248
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
7
0.1
SW
15
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
3
3
6
6
8
4
8
3
4
53
25
26
65
64
154
154
222
222
89
88
121
119
33
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.3
SW
6
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
8
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
5
6
5
5
6
8
7
8
8
6
25
21
72
47
1
4
4
4
32
4
10
10
40
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
42
1238
120
5
0
0
0
0
6
120
125
4
0
0
0
0
12
120
107
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
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
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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