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Islita surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 07 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Islita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Islita sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Islita today?
The current surf forecast for Islita at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 74 | 72 | 72 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 124 | 125 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 229 | 213 | 189 | 204 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 187 | 204 | 207 | 207 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | glass | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29PM 2.60 | 4:43AM 2.73 | 5:21PM 2.58 | 5:34AM 2.60 | 6:13PM 2.52 | 6:26AM 2.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:32PM 0.18 | 11:04AM -0.03 | 11:26PM 0.27 | 11:54AM 0.09 | 12:21AM 0.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
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