Jaco Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get into it. For the first surf, we’re looking at Saturday morning at Jaco Beach. The water’s sitting at 86.9°, which is a good few degrees warmer than it usually is this time of year, so you’re gonna feel that bathwater. We’ve got a clean 4.3ft of SW groundswell rolling in with a long 16-second period, and the wind is dead glassy out of the NNW. It’s a solid combo – that energy is strong, coming in at 1086. This is the standout of the early week, perfect for anyone with a few sessions under their belt. The afternoon will see a light cross breeze kick up, and the energy drops a touch to 980, still surfable but the magic is gone.

Sunday morning stays glassy with a calm wind, and we have 3.6ft of SSW swell with a 15-second period. It’s fun, clean, and the energy is a moderate 671. It’s a good session, just a notch below Saturday. The afternoons are pretty much a write-off until Thursday – that typical afternoon storm risk rolls in with a light cross-breeze that puts a bit of chop on things. Monday morning is similar, 3.3ft of SW swell at 14 seconds, still glassy, energy at 576, and very good conditions. Tuesday sees the period drop right off to 8 seconds, so the waves get a bit more jumbled and less powerful – the morning’s still clean with a 3.9ft S swell, but it’s not the same quality.

We get a bit of a lull from Wednesday through the rest of that first week. Wednesday morning is tiny at 2.6ft, and it just dribbles down from there. Thursday morning picks up a little with a short-period 3.6ft SSW swell, but the afternoons are messy with that cross-breeze. It’s a bit of a grind, to be honest. There’s a gap in good quality from Tuesday afternoon right through to Friday, just a bunch of smaller, wind-affected waves. The weekend coming up is more of the same – small, clean mornings but nothing with any real push.

Now, looking out to the second week. It’s promising but you gotta wait for it. The 23rd has a small, glassy 3ft S swell with a 9-second period, and by the 24th the period jumps up to 18 seconds, but the size drops to 1.6ft. It’s clean, but it’s small. And that long period groundswell will be breaking pretty straight on this beach. The real kicker is the 29th and 30th. Saturday the 29th sees a return of a good-looking swell – 2.6ft in the morning, building into the afternoon as the wind goes cross-off, with the period stretching out to 16 seconds and the energy climbing to 612. Then Sunday the 30th is the one to circle. It’s a 3.6ft SSW groundswell in the morning, glassy with the ENE wind, strong energy at 708. The afternoon bumps up to 3.9ft, but the wind goes cross-on, so get on it early. That Sunday morning is your standout for the back half – worth the wait.

Jaco Beach is very consistent, so even in the small stuff, there’s always something to ride. But for the best of it, hit the mornings.

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