Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Jaco today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Jaco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 394 | 325 | 321 | 316 | 250 | 236 | 211 | 229 | 267 | 351 | 343 | 339 | 330 | 330 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 474 | 461 | 330 | 377 | 367 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:51AM2.53m | 11:29PM2.20m | 11:50AM2.65m | 00:30AM2.32m | 12:48PM2.77m | 1:28AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.52m | 5:27AM0.59m | 6:21PM0.36m | 6:28AM0.48m | 7:17PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 394 | 394 | 325 | 321 | 316 | 250 | 236 | 204 | 229 | 249 | 351 | 198 | 198 | 330 | 198 | 525 | 512 | 499 | 474 | 461 | 330 | 377 | 367 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 51 | 47 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 182 | 126 | 211 | 209 | 267 | 151 | 343 | 339 | 195 | 330 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 170 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 20 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 9 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 131 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 32 | 106 | 158 | 156 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 144 | 144 | 49 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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