Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 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
29.2° 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 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
154
154
133
133
162
158
158
158
158
162
166
171
175
175
171
171
171
213
261
324
324
280
280
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:05AM0.41m
3:41AM0.40m
4:12AM0.40m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.00m
11:54AM0.02m
12:22PM0.04m
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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6:42
6:42
6:42
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
28
29
28
27
26
26
25
26
28
29
29
28
26
26
25
26
28
29
29
28
27
30
30
30
32
32
32
32
31
30
29
30
32
32
32
33
30
30
28
30
32
31
32
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
136
154
154
133
133
162
158
158
158
158
162
166
171
175
175
171
171
171
213
261
324
324
280
280
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
0
0
21
78
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
78
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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