Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Jaco today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Playa Jaco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 19 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 151 | 195 | 189 | 180 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 106 | 112 | 154 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 238 | 235 | 346 | 248 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:14AM2.83m | 2:44PM2.61m | 2:56AM2.93m | 3:27PM2.68m | 3:40AM2.98m | 4:11PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.14m | 8:43PM0.27m | 9:17AM0.02m | 9:27PM0.20m | 10:01AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 137 | 147 | 123 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 129 | 129 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 133 | 120 | 202 | 168 | 162 | 133 | 136 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 103 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | 195 | 189 | 180 | 85 | 59 | 99 | 58 | 60 | 154 | 154 | 249 | 249 | 246 | 238 | 235 | 346 | 248 | 310 | 306 | 302 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 18 | W 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 20 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 27 | 14 | 91 | 112 | 61 | 67 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 80 | 4 | 60 | 60 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 119 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 76 |
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