El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 02 May 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
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 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
66
66
66
65
64
57
107
106
106
104
79
109
111
109
89
88
113
85
111
206
306
371
306
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
5
SE
0
S
5
NW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
E
5
E
5
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:14PM2.52m
3:44AM2.33m
3:51PM2.50m
4:21AM2.30m
4:27PM2.44m
4:58AM2.24m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.44m
9:35PM0.23m
9:42AM0.44m
10:11PM0.25m
10:19AM0.47m
10:47PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
29
29
28
27
27
28
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
33
33
31
34
33
32
29
31
32
31
29
31
32
33
31
31
33
32
31
32
32
33
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.5
SW
15
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
205
203
155
149
146
144
141
220
223
223
104
171
116
104
121
89
89
87
85
85
81
306
371
306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.2
S
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
S
15
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
41
11
66
16
13
13
7
107
106
106
24
74
102
95
91
89
88
113
106
111
206
58
57
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
SW
13
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
17
66
17
66
65
64
57
17
17
17
13
79
109
111
109
79
118
107
85
103
95
89
88
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
5
0.2
ESE
2
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
10
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
14
1
286
218
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
3
38
95
56
0
0
0
0
1
0
95
130
56
1
0
0
0
0
95
130
24
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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