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El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 20 Jun 2025 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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 4PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 171 | 170 | 162 | 133 | 199 | 198 | 197 | 190 | 162 | 136 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 130 | 140 | 124 | 124 | 123 | 122 | 101 | 390 | 103 | 108 | 160 | 173 | 214 | 201 | 264 | 596 | 767 | 364 | 325 | 348 | 632 | 631 | 782 | 505 | 608 | 614 | 952 | 780 | 649 | 482 | 246 | 342 | 314 | 98 | 297 | 443 | 421 | 402 | 396 | 454 | 338 | 374 | 417 | 344 | 324 | 327 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 2.43 | 10:00PM 2.10 | 10:29AM 2.48 | 11:07PM 2.13 | 11:31AM 2.54 | 12:12AM 2.20 | 12:31PM 2.61 | 1:13AM 2.29 | 1:29PM 2.66 | 2:10AM 2.39 | 2:24PM 2.70 | 3:03AM 2.47 | 3:17PM 2.70 | 3:55AM 2.52 | 4:07PM 2.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:57PM 0.53 | 4:04AM 0.54 | 5:01PM 0.44 | 5:08AM 0.52 | 6:03PM 0.33 | 6:11AM 0.45 | 7:02PM 0.22 | 7:12AM 0.38 | 7:57PM 0.12 | 8:10AM 0.31 | 8:50PM 0.05 | 9:04AM 0.27 | 9:40PM 0.03 | 9:57AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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