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Dona Ana surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)141414141414181717171716161616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405400394388313304300293381499482771627620724715706566537522508417417417
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
SW
20
SSW
25
S
10
S
0
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
2.74
5:15PM
2.97
5:48AM
2.68
6:04PM
2.85
6:40AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
-0.07
11:01AM
0.14
11:36PM
-0.02
11:51AM
0.23
12:26AM
0.09
12:44PM
0.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:26-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------5:49-------5:49-------5:49-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------1------1
Temp. °C272626253032312828262625303130282726252530313028
Feels °C (?)312826253032313033292827323130313128262631313030
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