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Playa Jaco Surf Forecast
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Playa Jaco surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 01 Oct 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Jaco today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Jaco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 440 | 379 | 367 | 303 | 308 | 254 | 129 | 236 | 213 | 273 | 220 | 210 | 141 | 110 | 110 | 151 | 139 | 139 | 154 | 250 | 300 | 365 | 322 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:56AM 2.04 | 9:53PM 1.90 | 10:10AM 2.04 | 11:03PM 2.02 | 11:20AM 2.13 | 12:01AM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:32PM 0.88 | 3:54AM 1.03 | 4:41PM 0.84 | 5:09AM 0.93 | 5:41PM 0.73 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
Wind reports 62 km away suggest it is still onshore at Playa Jaco (light winds from the WSW at Juan Santamaria Airport). 1.1m 12s groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.
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