El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 CST
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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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Carmen today (01 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 8PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)--
Afternoon (01 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (01 Jun)5ft (1.5m)17s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1320
1305
1275
1201
1027
1001
906
793
793
783
702
666
558
543
543
482
1136
1111
1111
1249
1367
826
901
1884
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
15
SE
10
S
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:26PM2.41m
4:01AM2.22m
4:05PM2.39m
4:40AM2.21m
4:43PM2.35m
5:19AM2.19m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.31m
9:57AM0.55m
10:27PM0.32m
10:36AM0.58m
11:05PM0.36m
11:16AM0.64m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:58
1
9
3
2
5
5
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
Temp °C
30
30
29
29
29
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
34
34
34
34
34
32
33
34
33
33
33
34
33
32
34
32
31
31
32
33
30
30
29
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
1320
1305
1275
1201
1027
1001
906
793
793
783
702
666
558
543
543
482
1136
1111
1111
1249
1367
826
901
1884
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.8
SW
19
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
319
304
244
240
177
177
179
179
161
164
167
143
133
114
104
432
72
47
69
45
31
367
503
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SSW
10
0.1
W
15
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.5
S
9
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
6
18
45
72
70
108
138
188
306
306
306
74
4
163
163
162
39
58
60
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
SSW
11
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.8
SW
5
Energy kJ
9
200
5
4
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
95
95
56
13
0
0
0
0
1
102
38
13
0
0
0
0
95
102
65
13
0
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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