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Islita Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Islita surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 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
28.4° 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 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Islita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 162 | 162 | 158 | 140 | 108 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 111 | 61 | 61 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 60 | 48 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:59AM 2.17 | 12:19AM 2.62 | 12:57PM 2.30 | 1:14AM 2.74 | 1:52PM 2.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:52AM 0.39 | 5:57PM 0.46 | 6:48AM 0.21 | 6:55PM 0.34 | 7:42AM 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
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