Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 27 Mar 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
30.0° 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: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010109991212181818161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73739898969492686867646178132133216219216406507612612710730
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
2.19
10:10PM
2.28
11:02AM
2.22
11:28PM
2.28
12:12PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22AM
0.58
3:52PM
0.75
4:39AM
0.62
5:13PM
0.74
5:49AM
0.58
6:24PM
0.64
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:37------
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272628292928282726262829292828262525282929282827
Feels °C (?)302831303031323027273030303132282626303030313229
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