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Junquillal Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Junquillal surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Junquillal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Junquillal sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Junquillal today?
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | |
406 | 400 | 353 | 263 | 256 | 245 | 245 | 355 | 241 | 238 | 228 | 187 | 224 | 290 | 286 | 219 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 260 | 372 | 388 | 256 | 395 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:40PM2.18m | 6:15AM1.97m | 6:21PM2.08m | 6:59AM1.91m | 7:05PM1.99m | 7:48AM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.44m | 12:10PM0.67m | 00:44AM0.53m | 12:55PM0.76m | 1:28AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
— | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 |
33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 406 | 400 | 353 | 238 | 241 | 245 | 245 | 355 | 241 | 238 | 228 | 187 | 224 | 290 | 286 | 219 | 136 | 138 | 146 | 260 | 372 | 139 | 256 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 127 | 269 | 263 | 263 | 256 | 228 | 222 | 241 | 218 | 215 | 210 | 187 | 181 | 179 | 142 | 138 | 121 | 121 | 138 | 117 | 141 | 388 | 214 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 168 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 17 | 46 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 97 | 89 | 157 | 209 | 157 | 214 | 108 | 111 | 144 | 81 | 83 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 214 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 417 | 103 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
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