El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Carmen today?

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
520
468
371
26
25
25
25
51
58
21
20
178
21
21
277
269
125
115
85
85
83
86
86
119
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
N
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
12:36PM2.37m
1:04AM2.20m
1:21PM2.44m
1:50AM2.26m
2:01PM2.49m
2:30AM2.30m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.49m
7:06AM0.53m
7:41PM0.39m
7:49AM0.49m
8:21PM0.31m
8:28AM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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5:24
5:24
5:22
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5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
29
29
31
32
33
32
31
30
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
31
33
31
30
32
33
32
32
31
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.7
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
520
468
371
508
508
494
474
447
434
355
350
178
345
350
277
269
90
89
94
94
90
98
94
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.7
S
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
73
51
51
18
25
25
25
51
58
21
20
100
21
21
43
39
125
115
85
85
83
86
86
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
25
13
17
26
10
10
10
1
1
12
20
42
20
20
42
42
45
48
48
48
19
18
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
Energy kJ
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
95
91
0
2
2
2
2
95
154
91
38
0
2
2
0
102
143
67
24
13
13
0
0
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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