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El Carmen Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | |
318 | 258 | 258 | 209 | 169 | 169 | 248 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 158 | 155 | 153 | 129 | 94 | 127 | 206 | 163 | 169 | 405 | 577 | 269 | 252 | 385 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:04AM2.46m | 7:21PM2.38m | 8:05AM2.39m | 8:24PM2.23m | 9:07AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.18m | 1:14PM0.46m | 1:41AM0.32m | 2:19PM0.56m | 2:41AM0.46m | 3:27PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 318 | 258 | 258 | 209 | 169 | 169 | 248 | 241 | 238 | 234 | 80 | 102 | 97 | 91 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 405 | 577 | 65 | 66 | 385 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 74 | 80 | 158 | 155 | 153 | 87 | 92 | 127 | 206 | 163 | 169 | 65 | 65 | 269 | 252 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 129 | 94 | 85 | 58 | 84 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 130 | 130 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 91 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 102 | 57 |
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