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Guiones surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | |
395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 294 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 147 | 170 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:08AM2.02m | 7:28PM2.06m | 8:13AM1.94m | 8:35PM1.93m | 9:23AM1.90m | 9:48PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.19m | 1:15PM0.41m | 1:53AM0.32m | 2:23PM0.52m | 3:00AM0.43m | 3:39PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 294 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | WSW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 64 | 71 | 46 | 170 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 16 | W 11 | SSW 15 | W 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | W 3 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 72 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 130 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 0 |
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