Jaco Beach surf break

Jaco Beach surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 27 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)--
Afternoon (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)131212121818121812161616161616151515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181172167127111109142106107103173173173149147156199259263256252381405371
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
N
10
SW
15
S
10
S
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22PM
2.52
10:03AM
2.13
10:32PM
2.49
11:20AM
2.15
11:45PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
0.61
3:55AM
0.56
4:05PM
0.67
5:08AM
0.53
5:21PM
0.66
6:19AM
0.44
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-
Sunset5:40-------5:42-------5:42-------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C282726252424262828272623232326272827262524242627
Feels °C (?)293030272524272928292823232227272829292625242728
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