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El Carmen Surf Forecast
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El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1023 | 986 | 974 | 962 | 827 | 796 | 736 | 716 | 706 | 697 | 557 | 465 | 542 | 527 | 433 | 516 | 516 | 404 | 1000 | 952 | 803 | 783 | 860 | 805 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35AM 2.31 | 1:52PM 2.62 | 2:20AM 2.44 | 2:35PM 2.77 | 3:04AM 2.54 | 3:19PM 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:37AM 0.40 | 8:12PM 0.21 | 8:20AM 0.27 | 8:56PM 0.06 | 9:05AM 0.17 | 9:40PM -0.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
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