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Langosta surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Langosta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Langosta sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Langosta today?
The current surf forecast for Langosta at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Langosta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 123 | 119 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 65 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 63 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:19AM 2.17 | 8:00PM 2.25 | 8:17AM 2.02 | 8:55PM 2.18 | 9:18AM 1.90 | 9:51PM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36PM 0.38 | 2:16AM 0.59 | 2:30PM 0.52 | 3:19AM 0.66 | 3:26PM 0.64 | 4:21AM 0.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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