El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast 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
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Carmen today?

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141617171717171616161616161615151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)231216227290358418536517504567553619611532444421410404350350346346293241
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
S
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
2.10
9:43PM
2.20
10:09AM
2.02
10:46PM
2.21
11:16AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.69
3:17PM
0.59
4:04AM
0.72
4:21PM
0.66
5:10AM
0.69
5:21PM
0.69
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunrise---5:33-------5:33-------5:33----
Sunset------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
31-12111-1213431221----1
Temp. °C262625252626252525252424242323232323232425262626
Feels °C (?)313028282828262827272727282726262727262729292930
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