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Junquillal Surf Forecast
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Junquillal surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Junquillal today?
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | |
395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 294 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 147 | 170 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:09AM2.22m | 7:29PM2.29m | 8:13AM2.14m | 8:35PM2.14m | 9:23AM2.10m | 9:47PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.21m | 1:15PM0.43m | 1:54AM0.34m | 2:22PM0.56m | 2:59AM0.46m | 3:37PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:53 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 395 | 384 | 372 | 307 | 307 | 290 | 312 | 312 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 242 | 294 | 215 | 205 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 16 | W 11 | SW 15 | WSW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 64 | 71 | 46 | 170 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 16 | W 11 | SSW 15 | W 6 | SSW 7 | W 4 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | W 3 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 72 | 1 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 9 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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