Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Jaco Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Jaco Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (23 Feb)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111611111111151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117152150147145140133918893861001001005958575784121121706864
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
SSW
15
S
0
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42AM
2.49
7:05PM
2.72
7:33AM
2.35
7:58PM
2.58
8:34AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.27
12:46PM
0.36
1:27AM
0.38
1:37PM
0.49
2:26AM
0.49
2:39PM
0.63
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
thunderstorm
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)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C272625242728282826252524272929282726252527292928
Feels °C (?)302726242828293227242422263031302827252528293131
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