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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 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 12PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1289 | 1056 | 1028 | 893 | 911 | 730 | 711 | 640 | 816 | 811 | 693 | 614 | 529 | 469 | 638 | 630 | 357 | 395 | 456 | 304 | 261 | 257 | 368 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:34AM 2.20 | 10:26PM 2.03 | 10:53AM 2.15 | 11:42PM 2.09 | 12:04PM 2.19 | 12:44AM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:07PM 0.59 | 4:35AM 0.73 | 5:21PM 0.58 | 5:50AM 0.69 | 6:25PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
light winds from the at DanielOduberInt. Airport mean that is clean at El Carmen. No surfable waves
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