Junquillal surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 CST
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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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Junquillal today?

The current surf forecast for Junquillal at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131313131313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147142140140138138138113134109787879929087868211010810610410199
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
2.58
5:09AM
2.39
5:31PM
2.59
5:51AM
2.32
6:13PM
2.55
6:36AM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.20
11:14AM
0.16
11:46PM
0.20
11:54AM
0.21
12:32AM
0.25
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------6:01-------6:00-------6:00-
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292727252524293028272726242429323230272625242832
Feels °C (?)303030262726303230303027252528323328242423222429
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