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Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Little Shoal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Shoal sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Little Shoal today?
The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM0.31m | 10:34PM0.37m | 11:12AM0.27m | 11:12PM0.39m | 12:43PM0.25m | 11:49PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.21m | 3:26PM0.18m | 5:17AM0.19m | 3:42PM0.21m | 6:59AM0.15m | 3:53PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | 6:40 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 131 | 343 | 200 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 278 | 329 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 329 | 329 | 127 | 7 | 7 |
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