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Guiones surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Guiones today?
The current surf forecast for Guiones at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Guiones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
178 | 286 | 243 | 180 | 180 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 76 | 90 | 98 | 94 | 98 | 108 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 157 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.94m | 1:55PM2.16m | 2:24AM1.98m | 2:33PM2.18m | 3:02AM2.00m | 3:09PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.43m | 8:17PM0.27m | 8:23AM0.40m | 8:54PM0.22m | 9:00AM0.38m | 9:31PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 16 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 178 | 286 | 243 | 180 | 180 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 66 | 90 | 98 | 94 | 98 | 108 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 157 | 157 | 151 | 146 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 15 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 21 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 82 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 53 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 26 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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