El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
392
376
371
366
521
289
356
273
198
269
269
534
520
468
371
529
50
50
50
51
58
21
20
178
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
0
NE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
E
5
N
0
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:43AM2.29m
00:11AM2.14m
12:36PM2.37m
1:04AM2.20m
1:21PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.59m
6:03PM0.59m
6:17AM0.57m
6:56PM0.49m
7:06AM0.53m
7:41PM0.39m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:51
5:51
5:51
5:51
2
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
32
31
34
32
31
32
32
32
31
31
32
31
31
31
32
33
31
31
32
31
31
32
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
392
376
371
366
521
289
356
273
198
269
178
534
520
468
371
529
508
494
474
447
361
355
350
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
17
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
114
114
114
49
153
92
90
90
83
176
269
55
74
51
51
18
50
50
50
51
58
21
20
178
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
W
14
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.2
WNW
16
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
0.2
WNW
15
Energy kJ
17
19
22
38
16
158
160
215
267
80
79
25
25
13
17
26
10
10
10
1
1
12
20
21
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)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
13
0
0
95
57
57
1
1
0
0
0
95
102
91
0
0
0
0
0
95
143
79
38
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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