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Playa Jaco surf break

Playa Jaco surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
30.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Jaco today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

Hourly12 Days
Golfo de Nicoya Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
S
1.2
SSW
1
S
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
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
0.8
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
1.1
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
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141318181818131616161414141513181818181716161616161616161518181817171616161615151514141919181818181817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)66966066065164070164648281794079962546853556135439558066055123137537537031229163531031030630236236749934427034834847533658955454654653952551239036451344653750349149110811044890961926
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
0
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
0
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassonononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassonononglassglassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
3.04
5:15AM
2.74
5:31PM
2.88
6:07AM
2.62
6:23PM
2.68
7:03AM
2.48
7:19PM
2.47
8:03AM
2.35
8:21PM
2.29
9:08AM
2.26
9:29PM
2.16
10:15AM
2.24
10:38PM
2.10
11:15AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
0.10
11:03PM
-0.08
11:19AM
0.20
11:53PM
0.06
12:12PM
0.36
12:46AM
0.23
1:09PM
0.53
1:43AM
0.42
2:13PM
0.69
2:44AM
0.58
3:22PM
0.80
3:49AM
0.69
4:33PM
0.82
4:51AM
0.74
5:36PM
0.77
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise5:22------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:18----
Sunset--5:49-------5:49-------5:49-------5:49-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50-
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Rain (mm)
123355122--14561--121------21121-23---2---1374221----11111-1
Temp. °C282828272727262627272727262625262728282727272626282828272726262628272727262626262728282727262626282828272727262627282827
Feels °C (?)313030293031293031303030302928303131303030313030323131303129292931272929272828293130302930293030333232313131302930293029
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