Islita surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Islita today?

The current surf forecast for Islita at 9AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121216161616151515151414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68681276649908964615776104171169169167164151144180180178178178
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
0
N
0
WSW
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglassonglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
2.26
6:04PM
2.11
6:06AM
2.18
6:47PM
2.10
6:51AM
2.10
7:34PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
0.44
12:00AM
0.71
12:27PM
0.51
12:46AM
0.77
1:10PM
0.58
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset----5:16-------5:16-------5:16---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------2-----------
Temp. °C252527292826262524242728282625252424272929272524
Feels °C (?)282830323130302827273131333028282727303334322826
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