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Playa Naranjo Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Playa Naranjo surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Naranjo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Naranjo sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Naranjo today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Naranjo at 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Naranjo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | |
183 | 196 | 198 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 191 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 125 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:42PM2.20m | 6:16AM1.98m | 6:22PM2.10m | 7:01AM1.92m | 7:06PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.58m | 00:04AM0.44m | 12:11PM0.68m | 00:45AM0.53m | 12:56PM0.77m | 1:29AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 |
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Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 183 | 196 | 198 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 191 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 125 | 116 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 21 | NW 7 | W 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 50 | 81 | 82 | 85 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 21 | W 21 | — | W 21 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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