Playa Caletas surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 CST
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Playa Caletas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Caletas sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Caletas today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Caletas at 3PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
4
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151514141414141818141716161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9748386887967467166696694724654524464334135164041036823803783721675678573
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
20
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
SE
20
S
20
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
2.49
2:15AM
2.32
2:31PM
2.64
3:00AM
2.42
3:14PM
2.73
3:45AM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
0.37
8:08PM
0.20
8:16AM
0.25
8:51PM
0.05
9:00AM
0.15
9:36PM
-0.04
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise5:30------5:30-------5:28-------5:28
Sunset--5:51-------5:51-------5:51-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------2-------31-------2
Temp. °C303130292928272730313129292827263030302929282826
Feels °C (?)323030323232303033303131323231293430303132313329
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