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La-China surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 CSTForecast 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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La-China today?
The current surf forecast for La-China at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at La-China. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 90 | 87 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 39 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:36AM 2.96 | 3:14PM 2.68 | 3:28AM 3.00 | 4:06PM 2.75 | 4:20AM 2.97 | 4:57PM 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20PM 0.25 | 9:01AM -0.05 | 9:14PM 0.18 | 9:52AM -0.10 | 10:07PM 0.16 | 10:42AM -0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
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