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Esterillos Oeste surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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Esterillos Oeste surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Esterillos Oeste sea temperature is
30.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esterillos Oeste today?
The current surf forecast for Esterillos Oeste at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Esterillos Oeste. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | |
429 | 377 | 372 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 297 | 288 | 280 | 268 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 189 | 211 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:03AM2.42m | 11:36PM2.16m | 11:55AM2.43m | 00:30AM2.18m | 12:41PM2.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.68m | 5:29PM0.64m | 5:36AM0.71m | 6:21PM0.57m | 6:27AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
429 | 377 | 372 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 362 | 362 | 297 | 288 | 280 | 268 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 183 | 189 | 211 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
22 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
15 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 134 | 129 | 123 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 49 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 |
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