Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
27.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Feb)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121212121212121212121811131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138113134109106797875735151717150505036363530203382109
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
E
20
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
2.59
5:51AM
2.32
6:13PM
2.55
6:36AM
2.23
7:00PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.16
11:46PM
0.20
11:54AM
0.21
12:32AM
0.25
12:39PM
0.30
1:22AM
0.34
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293028282726252429323230272625242832333027262524
Feels °C (?)303130313128272528323430242223232428292522211919
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