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Playa El Rey surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 CST
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Playa El Rey surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa El Rey sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa El Rey today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Rey at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SSW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.7
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)14141414141414181818181313131616131414141415181818171616161616161615151718181515151515158141414141919181818181817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)482482476469463467357345460547399373373373502367265396425482367176252249194154165254183251206248125178266243246206255370380395390380360336322313268347418396383307304432493812795581
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
0
S
5
SW
5
SW
0
SE
0
E
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassononglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
3.08
5:09AM
2.80
5:24PM
2.92
6:01AM
2.68
6:16PM
2.72
6:56AM
2.53
7:12PM
2.51
7:57AM
2.39
8:15PM
2.32
9:03AM
2.30
9:24PM
2.19
10:10AM
2.28
10:34PM
2.13
11:11AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.11
10:56PM
-0.07
11:12AM
0.21
11:46PM
0.07
12:05PM
0.38
12:39AM
0.25
1:03PM
0.56
1:36AM
0.44
2:07PM
0.72
2:38AM
0.60
3:18PM
0.83
3:44AM
0.72
4:29PM
0.84
4:47AM
0.77
5:32PM
0.79
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise5:18------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:16-------5:16----
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-------5:46-------5:46-------5:46-------5:46-
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Rain (mm)
31576772--135131--1141-----11111--376-------443----1224111-12
Temp. °C282827262626262527282726262525262828282626262626272828272726262628272626262626252728282626262625272828272626252627282726
Feels °C (?)323231303030303032323131312929313232323030303030313232333230302931293030292930283031323030293028313232323131282930323130
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