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Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 14 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
28.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (14 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (14 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131314161515151514141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1401401141141146667666584121110155155153158143187184181178165157117
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
WSW
15
S
10
S
0
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncrosscrossglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
2.01
1:13AM
2.27
1:53PM
2.18
1:59AM
2.40
2:33PM
2.36
2:41AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
0.72
7:01PM
0.87
7:39AM
0.59
7:50PM
0.73
8:20AM
0.46
8:33PM
0.59
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise5:58------5:56-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset--5:46-------5:46-------5:46-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1------11-------1---
Temp. °C272929272726252527282827272625242628282726252524
Feels °C (?)283029303129272630303029312928252830293030272625
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