Mar Azul surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 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 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
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
1
SSW
13
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
255
263
256
200
206
366
200
281
285
261
111
372
361
261
165
207
209
292
475
480
428
331
424
534
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
SSW
5
NNE
0
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:18AM2.08m
6:23PM2.16m
7:03AM2.01m
7:08PM2.06m
7:52AM1.98m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.47m
12:15PM0.73m
00:46AM0.57m
1:00PM0.82m
1:31AM0.66m
1:54PM0.89m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:20
5:20
5:20
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5:52
5:52
5:52
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
29
30
30
29
32
33
33
32
33
32
32
33
32
33
32
31
33
32
32
33
34
33
34
31
34
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SSW
15
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
0.8
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
Energy kJ
341
263
248
288
429
366
276
281
285
261
295
372
361
261
165
183
218
292
475
480
428
331
396
396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SW
14
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
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
255
198
256
200
206
206
200
167
144
114
111
88
87
39
109
207
209
289
137
147
161
214
424
534
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
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
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
56
56
55
55
2
47
45
46
22
22
60
96
28
157
154
41
54
25
124
128
109
237
90
147
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
7
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
2
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
103
103
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
298
103
14
0
0
0
0
96
245
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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