Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111114151414141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)988886868686868610375102102102138136133121118116116114114113113
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
2.69
3:58AM
2.68
4:21PM
2.81
4:36AM
2.70
4:58PM
2.88
5:15AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
0.33
10:07AM
0.18
10:31PM
0.25
10:43AM
0.16
11:11PM
0.20
11:21AM
0.18
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:54--
Sunset5:46-------5:47-------5:47-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C292827262525272829282726252527282827272625252728
Feels °C (?)303131292626292930303129272629293030323028273030
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