Olgas surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 CST
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Olgas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Olgas sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Olgas today?

The current surf forecast for Olgas at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131717171717161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565549514659615492407401401384311394423423409823803906906773754715687543
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:59PM
2.50
4:30AM
2.23
4:46PM
2.46
5:19AM
2.19
5:36PM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.10
10:21PM
-0.05
10:32AM
0.11
11:08PM
-0.02
11:21AM
0.17
11:59PM
0.07
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise5:30------5:30-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------12---
Temp. °C293030292827272629313029282827262930292928282726
Feels °C (?)313031313130302931313131303131293130313231323129
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