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Junquillal Surf Forecast
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Junquillal surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 13 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
30.2° 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 10PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Junquillal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | |
216 | 306 | 477 | 523 | 509 | 558 | 551 | 543 | 529 | 313 | 308 | 357 | 521 | 521 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 390 | 373 | 357 | 313 | 309 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:58PM2.00m | 12:19PM2.38m | 00:52AM2.12m | 1:10PM2.54m | 1:44AM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.52m | 5:57AM0.52m | 6:46PM0.35m | 6:50AM0.40m | 7:36PM0.18m | 7:42AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 31 |
34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 136 | 306 | 477 | 523 | 509 | 558 | 551 | 543 | 529 | 313 | 308 | 357 | 521 | 521 | 469 | 469 | 469 | 463 | 390 | 373 | 357 | 313 | 309 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 144 | 136 | 136 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 94 | 261 | 261 | 169 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 83 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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