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Junquillal Surf Forecast
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Junquillal surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 01 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Junquillal today?
The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
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 Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | |
98 | 94 | 98 | 108 | 108 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 157 | 151 | 188 | 146 | 146 | 141 | 141 | 174 | 138 | 136 | 131 | 152 | 111 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:33PM2.40m | 3:02AM2.18m | 3:10PM2.40m | 3:40AM2.18m | 3:47PM2.38m | 4:17AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.44m | 8:55PM0.26m | 9:00AM0.42m | 9:32PM0.23m | 9:37AM0.42m | 10:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
 kJ | 98 | 94 | 98 | 108 | 108 | 157 | 157 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 157 | 151 | 188 | 146 | 146 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 138 | 136 | 131 | 90 | 80 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 53 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 40 | 63 | 79 | 107 | 136 | 174 | 104 | 103 | 100 | 95 | 91 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 42 | 26 | 40 | 26 | 16 | 29 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 109 | 152 | 111 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 76 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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