Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121212131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361037593929211811812012095981011011221187169696969696968
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
0
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
2.45
7:28PM
2.58
7:45AM
2.27
8:14PM
2.45
8:36AM
2.11
9:02PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
0.46
1:07PM
0.40
1:45AM
0.58
1:52PM
0.57
2:36AM
0.68
2:40PM
0.73
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset----5:32-------5:34-------5:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252426272827262524242627272726252424262727272625
Feels °C (?)272528292930302725242829293030272524272828303027
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