Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast 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
27.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151514141414141414181813161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6666651221131097777767510410310210097959189626161939393
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
W
0
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45PM
2.28
1:50AM
2.54
2:23PM
2.34
2:27AM
2.57
3:00PM
2.38
3:04AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.46
7:40PM
0.63
8:13AM
0.38
8:19PM
0.58
8:50AM
0.32
8:56PM
0.55
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise5:33------5:33-------5:33-------5:33
Sunset--5:13-------5:13-------5:13-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C262727262625242326272726252524242626272626252524
Feels °C (?)293030303128262327292829282826252828292930292927
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