Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 15 Feb 2026 CST
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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
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)--
Afternoon (15 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (15 Feb)2ft (0.6m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)151515151414141313131313121212121212111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121110155155153158143184184181178165157117115113111981351231271349999
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
2.18
1:59AM
2.40
2:33PM
2.36
2:41AM
2.52
3:10PM
2.54
3:20AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.73
8:20AM
0.46
8:33PM
0.59
8:56AM
0.34
9:13PM
0.45
9:32AM
0.25
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset5:46-------5:46-------5:46-------
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11-------1-------------
Temp. °C282727262524262828272726252426282827272625242728
Feels °C (?)303031292725283029303129262427282829302826242929
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