Playa Caletas surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 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
29.4° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

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Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
4
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141420191818181817161612131316151215151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)42748947140946150652044847661461143742442169110241079476441871440458509525
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
0
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
0
NE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onglassoffoffglassglassglassononcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
2.06
1:07PM
2.26
1:46AM
2.19
2:00PM
2.33
2:33AM
2.32
2:47PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.53
7:30PM
0.32
7:50AM
0.44
8:18PM
0.24
8:39AM
0.35
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunrise---5:31-------5:31-------5:31----
Sunset------5:55-------5:54-------5:54-
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part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
Rain (mm)
5-1--311--3--32562--1216
Temp. °C272626262829292827272626282828272524252526282826
Feels °C (?)323031303333323232323030333231322928292931323130
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Playa Caletas (light winds from the ENE at Juan Santamaria Airport 117 km from Playa Caletas). 0.7m 14s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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