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Jaco Beach Surf Forecast
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Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 5PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jaco Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1310 | 1245 | 1537 | 1214 | 1225 | 1214 | 1213 | 1229 | 1200 | 1100 | 908 | 1016 | 801 | 791 | 1028 | 943 | 1110 | 949 | 855 | 962 | 882 | 854 | 612 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | off | off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:23AM 2.46 | 9:09PM 2.18 | 9:36AM 2.32 | 10:29PM 2.14 | 10:55AM 2.27 | 11:45PM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:53PM 0.54 | 3:16AM 0.72 | 4:09PM 0.62 | 4:37AM 0.78 | 5:24PM 0.61 | 5:53AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
The wind is still offshore at Jaco Beach (light winds from the E at Juan Santamaria Airport 63 km from Jaco Beach). 1.0m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 12s groundswell from the SW and a 0.6m 6s windswell from the S as well as a 0.5m 6s windswell from the WSW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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