El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 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 (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 5PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
331
360
400
208
208
261
264
280
293
297
169
293
293
268
208
205
205
205
202
243
871
533
474
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
N
0
WNW
10
S
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:45PM2.34m
1:21AM2.11m
1:28PM2.36m
2:03AM2.15m
2:08PM2.39m
2:43AM2.19m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.66m
7:12PM0.47m
7:16AM0.63m
7:53PM0.40m
7:58AM0.60m
8:32PM0.35m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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
5:57
5:57
5:57
1
2
1
3
3
2
4
5
1
1
4
5
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
29
28
28
28
27
26
26
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
34
33
32
32
32
33
31
32
31
33
30
30
28
29
28
29
30
31
30
31
31
31
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SW
14
0.7
S
7
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
268
331
360
400
208
208
261
264
44
47
297
44
293
293
268
60
58
377
589
443
243
871
991
953
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
S
6
0.6
SW
14
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
S
16
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
21
0.8
SW
20
Energy kJ
37
36
36
36
39
43
54
39
280
293
38
169
46
46
47
208
205
205
205
202
343
543
533
474
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SW
13
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
3
125
124
9
8
29
28
16
99
215
124
222
293
293
44
43
44
199
40
30
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
5
Energy kJ
5
2
3
13
27
23
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
1
4
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
55
38
13
13
13
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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