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Playa Carate surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 05 Feb 2026 CST
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Playa Carate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Carate sea temperature is
29.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Carate today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Carate at 3AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (06 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (06 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121817171616161616161515151414141414141414131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)796059706866505048484745565352204040204040345841
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
N
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrossglassononglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
2.87
6:01PM
2.99
6:18AM
2.71
6:39PM
2.83
6:59AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
0.31
11:45AM
0.29
12:14AM
0.42
12:23PM
0.47
12:55AM
0.55
1:02PM
0.65
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise---5:52-------5:52-------5:52----
Sunset------5:40-------5:40-------5:42-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
5221--11---11-11-11-----
Temp. °C262625252628282726252524262827262625242426282726
Feels °C (?)303029293031313129282827303129293129282729312929
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