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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 07 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | |
206 | 366 | 276 | 281 | 285 | 261 | 295 | 372 | 361 | 261 | 165 | 207 | 273 | 292 | 475 | 480 | 428 | 336 | 424 | 534 | 826 | 759 | 644 | 629 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 6:18AM2.08m | 6:23PM2.16m | 7:03AM2.01m | 7:08PM2.06m | 7:52AM1.98m | 7:59PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.73m | 00:46AM0.57m | 1:00PM0.82m | 1:31AM0.66m | 1:54PM0.89m | 2:22AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 429 | 366 | 276 | 281 | 285 | 261 | 295 | 372 | 361 | 261 | 165 | 183 | 273 | 292 | 475 | 480 | 428 | 331 | 396 | 396 | 826 | 759 | 644 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 206 | 206 | 200 | 167 | 144 | 114 | 111 | 88 | 87 | 39 | 109 | 207 | 209 | 289 | 137 | 147 | 161 | 336 | 424 | 534 | 321 | 294 | 289 | 213 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | — | — | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 60 | 96 | 28 | 157 | 154 | 41 | 54 | 25 | 124 | 128 | 109 | 127 | 90 | 147 | — | — | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 102 | 102 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 297 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 245 | 69 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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