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El Carmen Surf Forecast
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El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Carmen today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 10AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 19s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
533 | 474 | 640 | 843 | 1100 | 1198 | 1323 | 1065 | 1255 | 1367 | 1465 | 1448 | 1320 | 1305 | 1275 | 1201 | 1027 | 1001 | 906 | 793 | 793 | 783 | 702 | 666 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:43AM2.19m | 2:47PM2.41m | 3:22AM2.21m | 3:26PM2.41m | 4:01AM2.22m | 4:05PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38AM0.56m | 9:11PM0.32m | 9:18AM0.54m | 9:49PM0.31m | 9:57AM0.55m | 10:27PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 1131 | 953 | 408 | 951 | 714 | 1198 | 1323 | 651 | 1255 | 1367 | 1465 | 1448 | 1320 | 1305 | 1275 | 1201 | 1027 | 1001 | 906 | 793 | 793 | 783 | 702 | 666 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 533 | 474 | 446 | 843 | 1100 | 694 | 571 | 1065 | 513 | 427 | 421 | 345 | 319 | 318 | 244 | 240 | 186 | 177 | 171 | 179 | 119 | 112 | 114 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 12 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 130 | 100 | 640 | 50 | 26 | 64 | 100 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 72 | 70 | 108 | 138 | 188 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 91 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 1 |
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