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Playa Herradura surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 01 May 2025 CST
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Playa Herradura surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Herradura sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Herradura today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Herradura at 2PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1.1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181616161614141415131818181817161616161616161615181818171715161616151515141419191818181818171716161616161616191918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)8179407996254545355613544715806606782523753753703122886353103103063673623674993442703483484753366795895895465395124983903645134605375033994911081789890961926788724715706697664517692
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
0
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
0
N
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
E
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
2.88
6:08AM
2.62
6:23PM
2.68
7:03AM
2.48
7:19PM
2.47
8:04AM
2.35
8:21PM
2.29
9:09AM
2.26
9:29PM
2.16
10:15AM
2.24
10:39PM
2.10
11:16AM
2.27
11:42PM
2.11
12:07PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:19AM
0.20
11:53PM
0.06
12:12PM
0.35
12:46AM
0.23
1:10PM
0.53
1:43AM
0.42
2:13PM
0.69
2:45AM
0.57
3:23PM
0.80
3:49AM
0.68
4:33PM
0.82
4:52AM
0.74
5:36PM
0.77
5:47AM
0.74
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise5:20------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:18-------5:18----
Sunset--5:49-------5:49-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-
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Rain (mm)
--1244321-1261111---214---1262----1331-----1421----111----13
Temp. °C272828272726262627282827262626262728282827272626282828282726262627282828272727262828292828272727282828282727272627282828
Feels °C (?)303130303130293031303030282829303232313131323030333130303130293031323131313132293231313030303030323029303031313031313031
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