Playa Grande surf break

Playa Grande surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 8PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131913131313181814151516161616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)357288175222184178175175178370252132139186302302306302299220248251251251
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
2.27
1:38AM
2.67
2:11PM
2.39
2:27AM
2.78
3:00PM
2.47
3:15AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21PM
0.26
8:03AM
0.03
8:11PM
0.15
8:51AM
-0.08
9:00PM
0.08
9:39AM
-0.13
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:35-------5:35--
Sunset5:17-------5:17-------5:17-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
31--------------1122----
Temp. °C282626252524262828272625242426282726262525242628
Feels °C (?)322929282726283032313029272729312929302829273031
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