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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 pm Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 CST
How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1AM is: 0.3m 26s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 24s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 100 | 105 | 97 | 97 | 448 | 448 | 444 | 201 | 396 | 1015 | 1302 | 898 | 467 | 1223 | 1660 | 1985 | 1660 | 1643 | 1215 | 1382 | 1634 | 1615 | 1741 | 1722 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:18AM 1.95 | 9:10PM 1.95 | 9:27AM 1.94 | 10:14PM 2.06 | 10:37AM 1.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:08AM 0.93 | 2:44PM 0.77 | 3:20AM 0.92 | 3:47PM 0.76 | 4:31AM 0.81 | 4:49PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
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