Playa Hermosa surf break

Playa Hermosa surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Jun 2025 CST
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Playa Hermosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Hermosa sea temperature is
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Hermosa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Hermosa at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
S
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1313101010101010101099988888888888888888888888888191818181817171616161616161515151516141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)327324324277299286301336347398389407457432423381391392309299284321350353353348354375363374407430427405346380328323311418448430405455499582565508375420508685491449356353524320316272
Wind
(km/h)
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
0
SW
0
NE
5
E
0
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
NE
15
E
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
crossglassglassononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglassononglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
2.23
10:31AM
2.62
11:09PM
2.26
11:33AM
2.68
12:14AM
2.33
12:34PM
2.75
1:16AM
2.43
1:32PM
2.81
2:13AM
2.53
2:27PM
2.85
3:07AM
2.61
3:20PM
2.85
3:58AM
2.67
4:10PM
2.82
4:47AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.57
5:02PM
0.46
5:10AM
0.54
6:04PM
0.35
6:13AM
0.48
7:04PM
0.23
7:15AM
0.41
7:59PM
0.13
8:13AM
0.34
8:52PM
0.05
9:07AM
0.29
9:43PM
0.02
10:00AM
0.29
10:31PM
0.04
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---5:18-------5:18-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00----
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Rain (mm)
2-1---151529831234963332353223424321-----221132228132020151-1321--
Temp. °C282727262728282725232323242526252425252526272625252525252526252424242525262626262625252526272725242424242627272626262625
Feels °C (?)333232303131313128252526282929292829282829292828292929292930292828283030312929303029292931313130292625262929293031302928
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