Playa Escondida surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Oct 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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Escondida today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Escondida at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414131313131313121212122424181022
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30941729729328573167467166152351550740243141837737128927644827315964770
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
0
ESE
0
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
2.25
7:14PM
2.06
7:21AM
2.14
8:09PM
2.03
8:20AM
2.07
9:12PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
0.81
12:58PM
0.67
1:11AM
0.91
1:48PM
0.75
2:11AM
0.97
2:46PM
0.80
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
31
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:28------
Sunset----5:15-------5:15-------5:15---
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
331143--1---2662---12761
Temp. °C252526272726262625252627272626252525262727262525
Feels °C (?)292929303030303029293131302931293030313130293030
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