Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 03 Apr 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 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)171716161616161615151515151514141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2001190817741730173017301708149812231207120711911174117410311031899886838701671661651563
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
N
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
2.61
3:48PM
2.78
4:12AM
2.59
4:22PM
2.74
4:47AM
2.53
4:57PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37AM
0.31
10:04PM
0.19
10:13AM
0.34
10:40PM
0.22
10:48AM
0.40
11:15PM
0.29
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----5:47-------5:47-------5:47---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C262628292928282727262829292928272726282929292827
Feels °C (?)292830313031323030283131313232313028313030323231
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