Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 29 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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 12PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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)
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
576
565
565
490
415
378
338
338
378
338
330
323
258
247
241
241
247
258
258
247
217
184
179
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
NNE
0
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:44PM0.43m
00:26AM0.42m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.05m
8:41AM0.03m
9:19AM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:46
6:46
6:47
3
5
6
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
29
28
28
29
29
30
29
29
29
29
30
31
32
31
30
31
30
30
31
31
32
32
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
612
576
565
565
490
415
378
338
338
378
338
330
323
258
247
241
241
247
258
258
247
217
184
179
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
7
32
32
32
32
32
7
0
0
0
0
0
78
0
0
0
0
0
7
32
32
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
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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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