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Playa El Rey surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 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
28.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa El Rey today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Rey at 6AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121211111111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)747250505050504949494743301918181818181818181716
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
2.15
8:57PM
2.36
9:29AM
2.03
9:52PM
2.27
10:33AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.71
2:36PM
0.76
3:27AM
0.78
3:30PM
0.89
4:27AM
0.82
4:31PM
0.95
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset------5:31-------5:32-------5:32-
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
41------1-------11------
Temp. °C262524242727272625242423272727252525242427272726
Feels °C (?)302726253029303027252523292930292727252530293031
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