El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 CST
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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 5AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
178
21
21
42
269
125
115
85
85
83
86
17
119
129
19
40
40
40
18
41
66
66
66
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
NNW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
0
SW
10
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:50AM2.26m
2:01PM2.49m
2:30AM2.30m
2:38PM2.52m
3:08AM2.33m
3:14PM2.52m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.49m
8:21PM0.31m
8:28AM0.46m
8:59PM0.26m
9:06AM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:24
5:22
5:22
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5:51
5:51
5:51
2
1
1
2
9
6
3
5
1
1
3
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
29
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
26
27
29
29
28
33
33
32
30
34
33
31
32
33
32
32
33
33
31
31
30
31
32
31
29
31
33
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.7
S
10
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
350
100
345
350
268
269
90
89
94
94
90
98
94
92
89
110
112
209
160
160
160
205
155
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
20
178
21
21
43
39
125
115
85
85
83
86
110
119
129
78
77
40
3
4
41
66
66
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.4
SW
4
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
20
42
20
20
42
42
45
48
48
48
19
18
17
17
18
19
40
12
40
18
4
17
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
38
0
2
2
2
95
154
73
19
13
0
0
2
95
95
102
56
0
51
38
3
95
95
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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