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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 23 Apr 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
372 | 372 | 372 | 378 | 378 | 372 | 372 | 303 | 298 | 294 | 273 | 276 | 217 | 195 | 150 | 192 | 206 | 189 | 147 | 145 | 229 | 237 | 318 | 315 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:14AM2.34m | 7:33PM2.37m | 8:18AM2.24m | 8:40PM2.22m | 9:29AM2.20m | 9:54PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.49m | 1:58AM0.38m | 2:29PM0.62m | 3:05AM0.51m | 3:45PM0.68m | 4:15AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 372 | 372 | 372 | 378 | 378 | 372 | 372 | 303 | 298 | 294 | 273 | 276 | 217 | 195 | 150 | 192 | 206 | 189 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 183 | 183 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 25 | 68 | 43 | 89 | 229 | 237 | 318 | 315 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | W 7 | W 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 4 | — | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 1 | — | 5 | 72 | 74 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 7 | W 4 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1686 | 102 | 73 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 95 | 102 | 91 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
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