El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 May 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Carmen today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 2PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (27 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
299
299
295
295
257
257
261
268
331
360
400
208
208
261
264
280
293
297
169
293
293
268
208
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
W
5
SSW
0
SE
0
NE
5
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:58AM2.31m
00:33AM2.07m
12:45PM2.34m
1:21AM2.11m
1:28PM2.36m
2:03AM2.15m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.54m
6:31AM0.66m
7:12PM0.47m
7:16AM0.63m
7:53PM0.40m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
5:57
1
5
4
2
3
1
6
3
2
3
1
1
4
2
1
3
Temp °C
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
34
33
31
33
31
33
33
33
33
31
32
31
32
33
31
32
33
33
31
33
32
31
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
304
299
299
295
295
257
257
261
268
331
360
400
208
208
261
264
280
293
297
76
71
293
268
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
48
46
46
45
43
40
38
37
37
36
36
36
26
28
28
26
25
37
35
169
293
44
44
208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
17
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
S
17
Energy kJ
3
125
124
3
3
29
28
62
99
215
28
27
293
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
5
Energy kJ
3
6
2
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
95
143
102
24
0
0
0
13
95
56
67
13
0
0
0
0
1
95
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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