Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa Escondida surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 09 May 2025 CST
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Playa Escondida surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Escondida sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Escondida today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Escondida at 4PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515151414141414141414141414131313131313121818181817161616161612151515151515201918181817171617161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1310148413101068856822716726726706594549465465465452452446373341322249249246246189285178154252252192181173254310208206186147215258255209209216419381565721813913154310611023974962116511651136
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
S
5
E
5
W
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
2.41
1:20AM
2.23
1:30PM
2.48
2:01AM
2.30
2:08PM
2.54
2:39AM
2.35
2:44PM
2.58
3:16AM
2.38
3:21PM
2.59
3:52AM
2.38
3:57PM
2.57
4:29AM
2.36
4:33PM
2.53
5:07AM
2.31
5:10PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
0.72
7:13PM
0.58
7:18AM
0.67
7:52PM
0.47
7:57AM
0.62
8:30PM
0.39
8:35AM
0.57
9:06PM
0.33
9:12AM
0.54
9:42PM
0.30
9:48AM
0.54
10:18PM
0.31
10:25AM
0.57
10:55PM
0.36
11:02AM
0.63
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise5:18------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18-------5:18----
Sunset--5:50-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:52-------5:52-
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Rain (mm)
111251111-111--1--11------45-----1451-111-57721---2441--13--
Temp. °C282829282828272728292928282827272829292928282727282929282828272728292928282726262728272625262626272726242425262626252626
Feels °C (?)333132313233313133323231323331313232323333343131333333323333313031333233313028283031282927293029313028272828303030293030
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