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Playa Grande Surf Forecast
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Playa Grande surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 1PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 543 | 456 | 543 | 536 | 529 | 399 | 399 | 497 | 432 | 286 | 159 | 516 | 390 | 354 | 432 | 384 | 450 | 539 | 443 | 462 | 455 | 607 | 607 | 516 | 444 | 454 | 437 | 683 | 502 | 427 | 496 | 489 | 471 | 441 | 352 | 486 | 589 | 486 | 443 | 461 | 503 | 471 | 237 | 231 | 189 | 436 | 489 | 496 | 502 | 671 | 794 | 642 | 553 | 547 | 541 | 576 | 1383 | 1491 | 1043 | 808 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:33PM 2.75 | 5:07AM 2.45 | 5:24PM 2.62 | 5:59AM 2.35 | 6:16PM 2.44 | 6:55AM 2.23 | 7:12PM 2.25 | 7:55AM 2.11 | 8:13PM 2.08 | 8:59AM 2.04 | 9:19PM 1.96 | 10:05AM 2.02 | 10:28PM 1.90 | 11:06AM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:19AM 0.07 | 10:56PM -0.07 | 11:10AM 0.16 | 11:47PM 0.05 | 12:04PM 0.30 | 12:39AM 0.20 | 1:01PM 0.46 | 1:36AM 0.36 | 2:04PM 0.60 | 2:37AM 0.50 | 3:13PM 0.70 | 3:41AM 0.60 | 4:24PM 0.73 | 4:43AM 0.65 | 5:28PM 0.69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
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