Guiones surf break

Guiones surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 CST
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Guiones surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Guiones sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Guiones today?

The current surf forecast for Guiones at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
376
371
366
417
394
372
372
355
286
178
178
286
243
180
180
83
94
94
90
90
94
94
102
108
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
00:58AM1.89m
1:15PM2.11m
1:43AM1.94m
1:55PM2.16m
2:24AM1.98m
2:33PM2.18m
Low Tide
7:00AM0.46m
7:36PM0.34m
7:43AM0.43m
8:17PM0.27m
8:23AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
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5:26
5:24
5:24
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5:52
5:53
5:53
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
26
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
26
29
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
29
32
33
30
28
32
32
32
32
32
33
31
29
32
31
31
33
32
32
32
31
33
31
31
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.6
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
Energy kJ
376
371
366
417
394
372
372
355
286
178
178
286
243
180
180
66
94
94
90
90
94
94
102
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
17
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
14
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
14
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
51
35
35
25
25
28
27
27
21
68
64
21
31
38
30
83
86
77
76
77
81
51
55
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
5
0.3
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
17
25
25
10
10
1
59
21
20
21
21
20
43
31
47
48
48
17
18
14
23
24
25
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.3
W
2
Energy kJ
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
31
31
39
0
0
0
0
0
31
96
138
3
0
0
0
0
39
39
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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