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Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
83 | 86 | 105 | 126 | 171 | 197 | 197 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 192 | 197 | 197 | 171 | 162 | 158 | 154 | 150 | 129 | 133 | 149 | 161 | 175 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:06PM0.24m | 00:27AM0.41m | 3:28PM0.23m | 1:06AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.10m | 4:04PM0.23m | 8:55AM0.06m | 4:18PM0.23m | 9:36AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 83 | 86 | 105 | 126 | 171 | 197 | 197 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 192 | 197 | 197 | 171 | 162 | 158 | 154 | 150 | 129 | 133 | 149 | 161 | 175 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 329 | 150 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 150 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 78 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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