Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
287
341
362
320
309
456
366
361
356
331
317
372
372
242
235
224
176
271
213
332
490
342
372
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
E
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:45PM2.40m
6:20AM2.21m
6:25PM2.29m
7:05AM2.14m
7:10PM2.18m
7:54AM2.10m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.49m
12:18PM0.77m
00:48AM0.60m
1:03PM0.87m
1:33AM0.70m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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5:18
5:18
5:18
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
33
33
33
33
31
31
33
32
32
32
33
33
31
31
33
32
32
33
32
33
32
31
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
291
287
341
362
320
309
456
366
361
356
331
317
372
372
242
235
224
175
271
213
189
203
277
372
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
S
9
0.7
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
142
269
218
132
128
127
127
200
164
127
96
66
64
63
37
40
38
176
209
24
332
490
147
278
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.1
SW
21
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
Energy kJ
58
59
56
55
55
49
17
46
46
46
22
20
60
38
62
61
61
38
42
93
126
174
342
239
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
75
10
0
0
1
0
0
145
277
48
0
0
0
0
0
151
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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