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Jaco Beach Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jaco Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jaco Beach sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jaco Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 18 | |
266 | 266 | 262 | 262 | 258 | 209 | 130 | 128 | 169 | 167 | 198 | 192 | 158 | 155 | 155 | 93 | 88 | 198 | 94 | 161 | 165 | 396 | 414 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.69m | 7:07AM2.60m | 7:24PM2.52m | 8:07AM2.53m | 8:27PM2.36m | 9:09AM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.35m | 00:47AM0.18m | 1:16PM0.48m | 1:44AM0.33m | 2:21PM0.59m | 2:44AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 8 |
 kJ | 266 | 266 | 262 | 262 | 258 | 209 | 45 | 46 | 169 | 167 | 198 | 192 | 76 | 74 | 94 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 66 | 396 | 414 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 43 | 130 | 128 | 44 | 48 | 74 | 78 | 158 | 155 | 155 | 93 | 88 | 198 | 88 | 161 | 165 | 66 | 66 | 215 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 9 | 71 | 48 | 42 | 25 | 94 | 83 | 83 | 3 | 3 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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