Playa Coyote surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 CST
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Playa Coyote surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Coyote sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Coyote today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Coyote at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)151616161615141414141414141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)846364646110710310213010213813816215314414214014011411411311311180
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NNW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
WNW
15
SSW
15
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassoffcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassoffglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
2.40
4:14PM
2.52
4:29AM
2.42
4:51PM
2.58
5:09AM
2.40
5:30PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
0.30
10:00AM
0.17
10:24PM
0.23
10:36AM
0.15
11:04PM
0.19
11:14AM
0.17
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C272625242830292727262525282929272626252528292927
Feels °C (?)302927263031303031302828313031313030292832303130
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