Playa Jaco Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.61° N 84.63° W

Playa Jaco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa Jaco sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 11PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
643
635
635
635
627
546
532
427
410
404
346
346
346
346
293
245
241
187
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NW
10
N
0
NNW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:05PM2.68m
2:33AM2.81m
2:52PM2.75m
3:16AM2.91m
3:36PM2.77m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.18m
8:44AM0.21m
9:01PM0.12m
9:28AM0.13m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
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5:42
5:40
5:39
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
5
6
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
29
28
26
Feels °C
33
32
32
32
30
30
33
32
32
33
32
33
31
30
32
32
32
32
31
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