Playa Langosta surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CST
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Playa Langosta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Langosta sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Langosta today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Langosta at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
307
307
307
312
312
307
303
242
242
238
215
205
152
152
150
150
161
147
158
145
142
240
240
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:08AM2.22m
7:28PM2.28m
8:12AM2.14m
8:34PM2.13m
9:22AM2.10m
9:47PM2.03m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.44m
1:53AM0.35m
2:23PM0.57m
2:59AM0.46m
3:37PM0.63m
4:08AM0.53m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
5:28
5:28
5:26
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5:53
5:53
5:53
5:53
1
4
6
4
3
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
32
30
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
28
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
31
33
31
30
29
30
29
29
31
30
30
30
31
30
31
30
31
32
30
30
32
32
31
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
307
307
307
307
312
312
307
303
242
242
238
215
205
152
152
150
150
161
147
158
145
142
140
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
6
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
S
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
Energy kJ
6
5
10
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
21
22
24
24
4
25
64
71
45
49
156
240
240
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
3
14
6
10
3
3
3
5
5
2
2
1
2
1
3
28
9
8
21
74
67
8
19
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
6
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
9
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
10
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
4
93
0
0
0
0
0
28
1748
4
4
4
4
4
0
4
4
4
4
4
4
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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