Little Shoal surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 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
29.1° 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 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
212
179
165
136
133
136
165
184
217
217
243
243
294
355
407
455
398
389
381
381
381
475
574
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:02PM0.25m
5:05AM0.39m
8:52PM0.27m
5:35AM0.37m
8:38PM0.30m
6:13AM0.34m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.07m
10:34PM0.25m
1:07PM0.10m
00:02AM0.26m
1:26PM0.13m
1:23AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
6:43
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
25
28
29
29
27
27
26
25
25
28
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
33
33
32
32
32
31
30
28
32
31
32
31
32
30
28
28
31
30
31
31
30
28
28
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
212
212
179
165
136
133
136
165
184
217
217
243
243
294
355
407
455
398
389
381
381
381
475
574
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
58
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
78
329
131
0
0
0
0
0
78
150
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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