Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 24 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
30.2° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
285
256
198
195
206
192
203
189
203
145
214
315
318
315
376
371
452
446
441
429
397
376
371
366
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
WSW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SSE
0
E
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:43PM2.35m
9:32AM2.33m
9:57PM2.25m
10:43AM2.35m
11:10PM2.22m
11:46AM2.41m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.65m
3:07AM0.53m
3:47PM0.72m
4:17AM0.60m
5:01PM0.70m
5:22AM0.62m
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:24
5:22
5:22
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5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
1
1
1
4
5
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
28
28
29
28
27
27
27
26
28
28
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
30
33
31
31
31
32
31
32
30
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
285
256
198
195
206
192
203
189
203
145
142
193
189
235
376
371
452
446
441
429
397
376
371
366
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
8
9
8
4
25
53
25
66
43
88
214
315
318
315
100
89
126
173
161
123
121
123
119
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
WSW
3
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
6
2
10
9
2
4
8
21
72
74
2
4
4
4
32
32
10
10
10
10
10
10
22
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
1
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
95
16
0
0
0
0
0
145
151
29
0
0
0
0
0
151
151
22
0
0
0
0
0
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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