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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 30 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Carmen today?
The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
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 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 3 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
277 | 269 | 125 | 115 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 86 | 17 | 119 | 93 | 19 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 18 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 64 | 57 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:01PM2.49m | 2:30AM2.30m | 2:38PM2.52m | 3:08AM2.33m | 3:14PM2.52m | 3:44AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49AM0.49m | 8:21PM0.31m | 8:28AM0.46m | 8:59PM0.26m | 9:06AM0.44m | 9:35PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 277 | 269 | 90 | 65 | 94 | 94 | 90 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 143 | 146 | 110 | 209 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 205 | 155 | 149 | 188 | 227 | 108 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 39 | 125 | 115 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 86 | 110 | 119 | 93 | 78 | 77 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 64 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 3 | SW 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 95 | 95 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 102 | 102 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 102 | 102 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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