- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Playa Caletas surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Caletas today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Caletas at 7AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Caletas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
1323 | 1215 | 1516 | 1482 | 1634 | 1615 | 1579 | 1560 | 1383 | 1201 | 1144 | 1001 | 989 | 894 | 894 | 783 | 773 | 743 | 649 | 631 | 543 | 543 | 1136 | 1111 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:17AM2.10m | 3:22PM2.30m | 3:56AM2.11m | 4:01PM2.28m | 4:36AM2.10m | 4:39PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.29m | 9:13AM0.51m | 9:45PM0.28m | 9:52AM0.51m | 10:23PM0.30m | 10:31AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 1323 | 1215 | 1516 | 1482 | 1634 | 1615 | 1579 | 1560 | 1383 | 1201 | 1144 | 1001 | 989 | 894 | 894 | 783 | 773 | 743 | 649 | 631 | 543 | 543 | 1136 | 1111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | S 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 569 | 537 | 434 | 427 | 350 | 345 | 339 | 256 | 244 | 240 | 189 | 177 | 134 | 132 | 123 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 306 | 306 | 450 | 455 | 48 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 15 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 248 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | 45 | 72 | 113 | 108 | 137 | 188 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 49 | 4 | 163 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 83 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 83 | 24 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa Caletas surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest