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Playa Herradura surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 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
29.2° 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 9PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)--
Afternoon (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
NW
0.4
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151616171614141414141414141818181813171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76777811515715975105118125130169169167167127155252252209109140129208
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
2.31
8:39AM
1.99
9:01PM
2.18
9:40AM
1.87
10:04PM
2.10
10:55AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.72
2:36AM
0.75
2:40PM
0.86
3:35AM
0.84
3:39PM
0.97
4:45AM
0.87
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302726252525282930282626252527282827272625252727
Feels °C (?)322726252625303030282728262730292929322826263028
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