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Guiones surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 07 May 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Guiones today?
The current surf forecast for Guiones at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Guiones. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
228 | 187 | 224 | 232 | 286 | 157 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 260 | 372 | 388 | 256 | 395 | 350 | 703 | 905 | 905 | 817 | 679 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 691 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:59AM1.74m | 7:03PM1.79m | 7:48AM1.71m | 7:54PM1.72m | 8:42AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.49m | 12:55PM0.70m | 1:27AM0.57m | 1:48PM0.76m | 2:17AM0.63m | 2:49PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 228 | 187 | 224 | 232 | 286 | 138 | 136 | 138 | 146 | 260 | 372 | 388 | 256 | 395 | 322 | 703 | 905 | 905 | 817 | 679 | 595 | 587 | 587 | 691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 210 | 187 | 181 | 179 | 142 | 125 | 121 | 121 | 138 | 117 | 141 | 139 | 214 | 236 | 350 | 232 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 141 | 91 | 173 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 22 | 97 | 89 | 157 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 138 | 111 | 144 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | — | — | — | 54 | 50 | 96 | 96 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 243 | 168 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 245 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 39 | 26 |
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