Mar Azul surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 2026 CST
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Mar Azul surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mar Azul sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mar Azul today?

The current surf forecast for Mar Azul at 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (07 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Mar Azul. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
366
200
281
285
261
111
372
361
261
165
207
209
292
475
480
428
336
424
534
826
759
644
629
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
E
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
S
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:18AM2.08m
6:23PM2.16m
7:03AM2.01m
7:08PM2.06m
7:52AM1.98m
7:59PM1.98m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.73m
00:46AM0.57m
1:00PM0.82m
1:31AM0.66m
1:54PM0.89m
2:22AM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:20
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5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
29
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
33
32
32
31
32
33
33
31
34
33
31
32
32
33
34
31
34
33
32
32
33
33
33
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
429
366
276
281
285
261
295
372
361
261
165
183
273
292
475
480
428
331
396
396
826
759
644
629
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
S
9
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
S
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
Energy kJ
206
206
200
167
144
114
111
88
87
39
109
207
209
289
137
147
161
336
424
534
321
294
289
213
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
S
9
0.4
SW
12
0.4
S
9
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.5
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
0.2
S
8
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
2
47
45
46
22
22
60
96
28
157
154
41
54
25
124
128
109
127
90
147
5
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
103
103
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
298
104
0
0
0
0
0
103
245
69
20
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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