Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 06 Mar 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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)121212131313131212121212121212121212121116161114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220175276294294294273252248248248244240189186236232232228170248248209140
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
15
SSW
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
S
15
S
10
S
0
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
2.69
4:56PM
2.82
5:15AM
2.60
5:31PM
2.73
5:52AM
2.48
6:07PM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.21
11:10PM
0.22
11:19AM
0.31
11:47PM
0.31
11:55AM
0.43
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-5:50-------5:48-------5:48------
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:49---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1------12-
Temp. °C262628303029282726262829292828272625282929282727
Feels °C (?)282830313232323027273131313131292726303131313130
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