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Playa Escondida Surf Forecast
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Playa Escondida surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Escondida today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Escondida at 6PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Escondida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 277 | 215 | 195 | 212 | 209 | 411 | 442 | 423 | 423 | 417 | 421 | 345 | 330 | 314 | 239 | 235 | 232 | 232 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 222 | 167 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:31PM 3.01 | 4:56AM 2.74 | 5:13PM 2.98 | 5:40AM 2.67 | 5:58PM 2.88 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:48PM 0.02 | 10:59AM 0.14 | 11:32PM 0.06 | 11:43AM 0.21 | 12:20AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 |
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