Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 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
29.3° 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 4AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
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)
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
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
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
67
65
65
57
59
59
47
41
41
37
37
37
28
27
27
26
26
24
10
12
14
13
14
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
N
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:20AM0.48m
7:38PM0.25m
6:12AM0.45m
8:26PM0.28m
7:07AM0.41m
9:12PM0.31m
Low Tide
1:08PM0.00m
11:51PM0.20m
1:50PM0.04m
1:02AM0.21m
2:28PM0.09m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:40
6:40
6:40
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
24
24
27
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
29
28
27
26
28
27
27
30
31
31
30
30
29
27
27
31
31
32
31
30
29
29
29
32
32
31
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
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
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
65
67
65
65
57
59
59
47
41
41
37
37
37
28
27
27
26
26
24
7
12
7
8
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
10
9
14
13
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
3
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
369
144
0
7
7
7
7
127
343
150
131
127
127
127
127
150
200
348
131
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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