Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 CST
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Playa Negra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Negra sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 2PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
N
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)18181818184171616161616161616151515151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15525225225215413106129163208208208125161119107106104104104104134104102
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22AM
2.27
6:43PM
2.47
7:16AM
2.15
7:39PM
2.32
8:19AM
2.04
8:45PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
0.15
12:25PM
0.29
1:06AM
0.27
1:20PM
0.42
2:06AM
0.40
2:25PM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-5:45-------5:43-------5:43------
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252429323128272726242931302827272624293230282826
Feels °C (?)252428333228282928253031302928292824273430293027
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