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Guiones surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
30.3° 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 11AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Guiones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
687 | 543 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 425 | 395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 242 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 205 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.11m | 6:29PM2.22m | 7:08AM2.02m | 7:28PM2.06m | 8:13AM1.94m | 8:35PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.28m | 00:53AM0.19m | 1:15PM0.41m | 1:53AM0.32m | 2:23PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 687 | 543 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 425 | 395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 242 | 225 | 222 | 215 | 205 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | W 12 | S 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 7 | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 123 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 137 | 39 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 26 |
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