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El Carmen Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 28 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
 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) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 6 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| 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) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | WSW 5 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| 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) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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