Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
29.1° 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 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
43
43
43
67
67
67
59
65
47
49
49
41
41
37
37
40
41
41
40
37
26
26
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:49PM0.24m
5:20AM0.48m
7:38PM0.25m
6:12AM0.45m
8:26PM0.28m
Low Tide
12:23PM-0.03m
10:41PM0.19m
1:08PM0.00m
11:51PM0.20m
1:50PM0.04m
1:02AM0.21m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:40
6:40
6:40
6:40
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
28
29
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
31
31
30
31
30
28
29
28
31
30
31
30
30
28
27
27
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
29
29
43
43
43
67
67
67
59
65
47
49
49
41
41
37
37
40
41
41
40
37
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
127
348
331
32
7
0
0
0
0
348
150
7
7
7
7
7
7
348
150
127
7
7
127
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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