Islita surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 May 2026 CST
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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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Islita today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Islita at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (30 May)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (30 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
603
470
546
432
847
967
942
746
969
1210
1351
1323
1215
1516
1482
1634
1615
1579
1560
1383
1201
1027
1001
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
S
0
ESE
5
E
0
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
S
0
SSW
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NNE
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM2.38m
2:38AM2.16m
2:43PM2.39m
3:17AM2.19m
3:22PM2.40m
3:56AM2.20m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.59m
8:28PM0.35m
8:33AM0.56m
9:07PM0.31m
9:13AM0.54m
9:45PM0.30m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
5:59
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
33
32
32
32
33
31
32
32
34
33
33
33
33
34
32
32
34
34
33
32
33
33
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
1
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
253
603
470
546
304
847
967
942
446
724
703
1351
1323
1215
1516
1482
1634
1615
1579
1560
1383
1201
1027
1001
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Energy kJ
224
205
313
261
432
257
533
575
746
969
1210
593
569
537
434
427
350
345
339
247
235
184
180
177
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
21
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
44
41
40
181
193
543
158
206
222
84
96
122
248
200
6
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
33
39
33
33
14
14
0
0
0
57
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
64
64
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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