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Playa Grande Surf Photo: 'Serena Nava surfing ' by Pure Life

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is

30.3°C

2.4°

Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW		S	SW
	16 s	on		12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	WSW	S	SW
	16 s	on	6 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW	WSW	S	SW
	15 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		S	SW
	15 s	cross- on		10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		S	SW
	15 s	glass		10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW		S	SW
	15 s	glass		10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NNW		SW	S
	15 s	cross- on		15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	N		SW	S
	15 s	cross		15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	W	SW	S
	15 s	on	6 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	SW	S
	15 s	on	6 s	16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW	W	SW	S
	15 s	cross- on	6 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW	W	SW	S
	15 s	cross- on	6 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 25 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	WNW	SW	S
	16 s	cross- on	3 s	15 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW	WNW	S	SW
	16 s	cross- on	3 s	9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		S	SSW
	16 s	glass		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	N		S	SSW
	15 s	glass		8 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	SSW
	15 s	cross- on		7 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Grande around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 49 minutes before high water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.5 ft). Range 3.01m (9.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Grande Surf Photo: 'Serena Nava surfing ' by Pure Life

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User: Pure Life (68 photos)

Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:11 am 25 May 2017