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Flamingo Point surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 CST
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Flamingo Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Flamingo Point sea temperature is
28.1° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Flamingo Point today?

The current surf forecast for Flamingo Point at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at Flamingo Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)181717131616161616161514141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1091907663165206203248299291262206203206297293289281261215212171168205
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		crossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
2.35
4:44PM
2.32
4:51AM
2.34
5:20PM
2.39
5:29AM
2.30
5:58PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.45
10:29AM
0.23
10:46PM
0.41
11:03AM
0.22
11:26PM
0.39
11:39AM
0.25
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset------5:42-------5:43-------5:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262525252730312926242323263030292624232327303028
Feels °C (?)252525262629302826242424263132302725242427313330
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