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Playa Herradura Surf Forecast
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Playa Herradura surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Herradura. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
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 kJ (?) | 92 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 78 | 132 | 133 | 216 | 219 | 216 | 406 | 507 | 612 | 612 | 710 | 623 | 711 | 598 | 508 | 600 | 573 | 683 | 651 | 533 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:02AM 2.22 | 11:28PM 2.28 | 12:12PM 2.34 | 12:35AM 2.36 | 1:08PM 2.49 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:39AM 0.62 | 5:14PM 0.74 | 5:50AM 0.58 | 6:24PM 0.64 | 6:49AM 0.50 | 7:21PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 |
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