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Playa Jaco surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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Playa Jaco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Jaco sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Jaco today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Jaco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
397 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 366 | 521 | 289 | 341 | 280 | 239 | 273 | 534 | 520 | 468 | 449 | 443 | 529 | 521 | 507 | 447 | 378 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:46AM2.41m | 00:13AM2.26m | 12:38PM2.50m | 1:07AM2.32m | 1:23PM2.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.62m | 6:05PM0.62m | 6:19AM0.60m | 6:58PM0.52m | 7:08AM0.56m | 7:43PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | |
2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
397 | 376 | 371 | 366 | 366 | 521 | 289 | 341 | 178 | 239 | 236 | 534 | 520 | 468 | 449 | 443 | 529 | 521 | 507 | 447 | 378 | 350 | 350 | 350 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
114 | 116 | 119 | 49 | 108 | 158 | 92 | 90 | 280 | 83 | 273 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 18 | W 14 | W 14 |
10 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 8 | 158 | 62 | 87 | 193 | 57 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 6 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 150 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 175 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
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