La-China surf break

La-China surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 28 Aug 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
La-China surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La-China sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at La-China today?

The current surf forecast for La-China at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212127719191818181818171616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)302301301318319366179204251298374349469457436475451445439430471516442390
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
E
5
ESE
0
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
2.36
6:45AM
2.49
7:07PM
2.22
7:24AM
2.36
7:50PM
2.07
8:07AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.51
1:03PM
0.53
1:08AM
0.65
1:45PM
0.65
1:49AM
0.78
2:34PM
0.77
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Sunrise---5:28-------5:28-------5:28----
Sunset------5:49-------5:49-------5:47-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
41311-321----328-----122
Temp. °C262626252728272626262525272828252626252528282826
Feels °C (?)313130293131323031313029313132293131292932313130
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at La-China (calm at Barva 69 km from La-China). 1.0m 6s windswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 12s groundswell from the S and a 0.2m 15s groundswell from the SW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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