Guiones surf break

Guiones surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Guiones today?

The current surf forecast for Guiones at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
514
514
514
425
395
384
372
307
307
290
312
312
307
303
298
242
222
215
205
195
152
150
150
147
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
0
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
W
15
WSW
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
6:29PM2.22m
7:08AM2.02m
7:28PM2.06m
8:13AM1.94m
8:35PM1.93m
9:23AM1.90m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.28m
00:53AM0.19m
1:15PM0.41m
1:53AM0.32m
2:23PM0.52m
3:00AM0.43m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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5:28
5:28
5:26
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5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
3
1
3
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
30
28
28
28
27
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
32
31
32
32
31
30
34
31
30
31
30
30
31
32
32
30
30
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
514
514
514
425
395
384
372
307
307
290
312
312
307
303
298
242
222
215
205
195
152
150
150
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
14
10
10
2
2
3
1
1
4
2
8
22
24
25
29
31
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
12
12
1
1
3
3
6
2
14
6
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
1
1
4
10
9
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
5
3
9
9
9
9
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
31
39
3
3
0
0
0
104
138
39
101
14
0
0
39
31
31
31
7
26
0
0
26
39
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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