Playa Jaco Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.61° N 84.63° W

Playa Jaco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Jaco sea temperature is
29.8° C
1.6° 

Playa Jaco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa Jaco today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 5AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
851
851
851
1087
920
930
930
693
686
686
985
985
974
974
1282
1180
1123
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:15AM2.04m
1:22PM2.31m
2:02AM2.15m
2:07PM2.39m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.66m
7:09AM0.83m
7:50PM0.56m
7:57AM0.74m
8:31PM0.46m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:00
 mm
1
1
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
30
28
28
31
32
32
32
33
31
29
29
30
31
32
32
33
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