Playa Escondida surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Jun 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Escondida this week:

The surf forecast for Playa Escondida over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 28) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa Escondida in the next 12 days are 1.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 02) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Sat 28th Jun)2.5ft (0.7m) 14s
Best Surf 6PM (Mon 30th Jun)3.5ft (1.0m) 17s
Most Powerful12PM (Wed 2nd Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Escondida over the next 12 days.

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Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.8
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
1.5
S
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SSW
1.7
WSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1514141313131318181716161611111316161615141414188161615141414999810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3543462261781761261253175576336397727506577201124997998934784558493622701823709729642506422424500379390253294
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
NNE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
5
N
5
E
10
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
0
ENE
5
W
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
ESE
0
E
10
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
N
0
E
10
S
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
2.82
4:48AM
2.69
4:59PM
2.74
5:36AM
2.68
5:46PM
2.62
6:22AM
2.63
6:33PM
2.48
7:07AM
2.55
7:21PM
2.33
7:53AM
2.46
8:10PM
2.19
8:40AM
2.38
9:03PM
2.07
9:29AM
2.30
10:00PM
1.99
10:21AM
2.25
11:00PM
1.95
11:15AM
2.24
11:59PM
1.97
12:09PM
2.27
12:53AM
2.02
1:00PM
2.33
1:43AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31PM
0.04
10:52AM
0.33
11:18PM
0.11
11:41AM
0.40
12:03AM
0.22
12:31PM
0.49
12:48AM
0.36
1:20PM
0.59
1:32AM
0.51
2:11PM
0.68
2:18AM
0.65
3:03PM
0.74
3:06AM
0.77
3:58PM
0.78
3:59AM
0.86
4:55PM
0.77
4:55AM
0.89
5:51PM
0.73
5:52AM
0.88
6:43PM
0.66
6:45AM
0.83
7:31PM
0.57
7:35AM
0.76
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wed
09
Sunrise--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:22--5:22--5:22--5:22--5:22--5:22--5:22--5:22--5:24
Sunset6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:01--6:02--6:02--6:02--6:02--6:02--6:02--6:02--
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Rain (mm)
426121-332842113386-88151412111724-31-2--
Temp. °C282527272727272728282728282727272527272527272627272627272526272627272727
Feels °C (?)322831303130303131313231313131302831302830303131322930302830303032303231

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Playa Escondida Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Playa Escondida provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Playa Escondida can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Playa Escondida surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Playa Escondida) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Playa Escondida is 37 km (23 miles) from Esparza. If you plan a holiday in Golfo de Nicoya, look for hotels and other accommodation in Esparza. Esparza has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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