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Playa Grande Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Playa Grande surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 CSTForecast 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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
245 | 241 | 238 | 187 | 184 | 290 | 286 | 157 | 138 | 157 | 214 | 263 | 372 | 388 | 339 | 395 | 493 | 594 | 1021 | 895 | 895 | 679 | 595 | 587 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:19PM2.07m | 6:59AM1.91m | 7:04PM1.98m | 7:48AM1.88m | 7:54PM1.90m | 8:41AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.68m | 00:43AM0.54m | 12:55PM0.77m | 1:27AM0.62m | 1:47PM0.84m | 2:16AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 33 |
33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 35 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 245 | 241 | 238 | 187 | 184 | 290 | 286 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 190 | 263 | 372 | 388 | 222 | 395 | 493 | 594 | 1021 | 895 | 895 | 679 | 595 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 215 | 213 | 201 | 187 | 184 | 176 | 173 | 125 | 127 | 112 | 138 | 138 | 141 | 139 | 339 | 189 | 229 | 249 | 229 | 222 | 212 | 209 | 199 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 35 | 97 | 93 | 157 | 40 | 157 | 214 | 117 | 142 | 109 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | — | — | — | 74 | 57 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 191 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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