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Playa Hermosa Surf Photo: 'Our last day in Costa Rica' by Mike Stevens

Lat Long: 9.57° N 84.61° W

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Hermosa sea temperature is

30.4° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Playa Hermosa 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	NNW		SW	S
	19 s	glass		19 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	S
	19 s	glass		19 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 9 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	S
	18 s	on		18 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 12 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		SW	S
	18 s	on		18 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 3 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	S
	18 s	on		18 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WSW		SW	S
	17 s	glass		17 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 July at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW		SW	S
	17 s	glass		17 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW	S
	17 s	glass		17 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 6 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 9 am

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

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

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 12 pm

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

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

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 3 pm

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

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

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 6 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SW		SW	S
	16 s	glass		16 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 July at 9 pm

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W		SW	S
	15 s	glass		15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 12 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	WNW		SW	S
	15 s	glass		15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 3 am

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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NW		SW	S
	15 s	glass		15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 July at 6 am

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

Image captured 5 minutes before low water (at low ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.0 ft). Range 3.21m (10.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Hermosa Surf Photo: 'Our last day in Costa Rica' by Mike Stevens

New swell started this morning.. Got a few waves before we headed back to California for foggy, cold, flat waves...... we'll be back to surf in that warm 82 deg. water.... photo by: Mike Stevens

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Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:31 am 19 Jul 2013

Bruddah Mike
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