Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 27 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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
S
0
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
NW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
6:15
6:13
6:13
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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)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
Energy 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)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
14
Energy 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)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
5
4
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
11
11
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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