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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 17 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 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)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
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121313131313111212121616161515151514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9089871031061119696935182828286858479110155109107143128139
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
2.18
2:23AM
2.45
3:00PM
2.30
3:04AM
2.53
3:39PM
2.42
3:42AM
2.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
0.51
8:13PM
0.71
8:48AM
0.41
8:55PM
0.63
9:25AM
0.33
9:36PM
0.55
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise5:58------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C272828282726252527282928272625252728282827262525
Feels °C (?)303130323129272729303132302826262929303230282727
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