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La-China surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 CST
How big are the waves at La-China today?
The current surf forecast for La-China at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La-China. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 446 | 362 | 441 | 441 | 435 | 339 | 318 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 210 | 198 | 189 | 213 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 139 | 139 | 135 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:09PM 2.28 | 1:30AM 2.47 | 1:55PM 2.35 | 2:10AM 2.56 | 2:35PM 2.42 | 2:45AM 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 0.62 | 7:14PM 0.58 | 7:47AM 0.50 | 7:57PM 0.53 | 8:26AM 0.39 | 8:35PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
Wind reports 58 km away suggest it is still onshore at La-China (light winds from the SW at Juan Santamaria Airport). 0.9m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 6s windswell from the S and a 0.6m 6s windswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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