Ostional surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Ostional surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ostional sea temperature is
27.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ostional today?

The current surf forecast for Ostional at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151514141414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919012412111313910617410410410416916716215815111688878596939391
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
2.03
1:42AM
2.29
2:15PM
2.07
2:20AM
2.32
2:52PM
2.11
2:57AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.42
7:31PM
0.57
8:07AM
0.35
8:10PM
0.52
8:44AM
0.30
8:48PM
0.49
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise5:37------5:37-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset--5:16-------5:16-------5:16-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272827262625242426282826252424242627272625252424
Feels °C (?)303130293028262629313129292727273030302928292828
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