Jaco Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.60° N 84.62° W

Jaco Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jaco Beach sea temperature is
30.2° C
1.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
309
256
269
277
277
257
310
306
251
299
313
360
355
301
255
248
218
212
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
0
N
0
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
6:38PM2.56m
7:07AM2.71m
7:27PM2.39m
7:54AM2.57m
8:17PM2.22m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.33m
00:48AM0.28m
1:25PM0.44m
1:34AM0.47m
2:15PM0.56m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:01
 mm
1
2
2
5
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
7
Temp °C
29
28
27
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
32
32
31
29
27
28
30
31
31
32
32
31
30
29
31
32
31
31
30
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