Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 May 2026 EST
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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
29.0° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
217
217
237
254
287
309
398
398
398
389
389
389
455
603
678
678
635
584
547
497
547
596
622
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:52PM0.27m
5:35AM0.37m
8:38PM0.30m
6:13AM0.34m
8:36PM0.35m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.10m
00:02AM0.26m
1:26PM0.13m
1:23AM0.25m
1:46PM0.15m
2:42AM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:43
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
33
32
32
31
31
30
28
28
31
31
30
30
30
29
27
27
30
29
30
31
30
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
212
217
217
237
254
287
309
398
398
398
389
389
389
455
603
678
678
635
584
547
497
547
596
622
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
78
278
127
0
0
0
0
0
78
342
61
0
0
0
0
32
329
150
32
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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