Mar Azul surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
29.0° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121312121212121212121212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261257257253208208205170164160134233263258258167187127203158158158121167
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
oncrossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
2.21
1:03PM
2.27
1:34AM
2.34
1:51PM
2.35
2:15AM
2.46
2:33PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.59
7:17PM
0.44
7:43AM
0.47
8:01PM
0.37
8:26AM
0.37
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise---5:30-------5:30-------5:28----
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-21-1-11--21-1---121---
Temp. °C262626262727272726252626272728272726262627272827
Feels °C (?)303030303130303030293029303031303130303032303130
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off wind 121 km from Mar Azul has become light (calm at Barva). Waves should be turning clean at Mar Azul. 0.8m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 7s swell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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