Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111116111111111515151414141817171616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)888686100100100595857578412112170686462101159155155151366348
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
2.35
7:58PM
2.58
8:34AM
2.21
9:02PM
2.45
9:48AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.38
1:37PM
0.49
2:26AM
0.49
2:39PM
0.63
3:36AM
0.58
3:54PM
0.73
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C272525242729292826252525272929282725252427282827
Feels °C (?)292624222729293127252525273031312926262429292930
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