Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Shoal today?

The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (02 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (02 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
133
158
162
166
162
154
150
150
183
207
217
197
169
165
179
175
175
179
207
207
196
196
187
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:46AM0.41m
2:26AM0.41m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.03m
10:13AM0.01m
10:49AM-0.00m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:11
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6:42
6:42
6:42
6:42
3
2
5
4
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
24
27
27
27
26
25
30
30
31
31
31
29
30
30
30
28
30
32
31
32
31
30
30
29
27
31
30
30
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
Energy kJ
154
133
158
162
166
162
154
150
150
183
207
217
197
169
165
179
175
175
179
207
207
196
196
187
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)
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
0
32
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
32
0
7
7
7
0
0
0
32
32
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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