Jaco Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.60° N 84.62° W

Jaco Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jaco Beach sea temperature is
30.1°C
2.2° 

Jaco Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
432
516
510
505
418
384
375
375
375
371
366
361
357
357
357
352
348
239
233
221
258
301
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
E
0
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:17AM2.01m
11:12PM1.93m
11:27AM2.06m
00:11AM2.07m
12:24PM2.17m
Low Tide
4:00AM1.03m
4:52PM0.87m
5:15AM1.00m
5:53PM0.80m
6:16AM0.88m
6:42PM0.69m
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:34
5:34
 mm
2
7
6
1
1
1
5
5
4
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
27
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
29
28
28
32
32
31
32
30
30
32
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
31
31
31
31
32
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