Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 29 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
29.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)--
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
N
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
WNW
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.4
N
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)5121391818175991616151514141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1623257000740376262585533333232325150294627
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
0
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
2.12
12:58PM
2.22
1:20AM
2.19
1:45PM
2.34
2:07AM
2.26
2:27PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.57
6:39AM
0.45
7:11PM
0.46
7:29AM
0.38
8:00PM
0.35
8:13AM
0.33
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise---5:41-------5:41-------5:39----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C292626253032302929272525303230302926252530302929
Feels °C (?)272525242935313129262525293332312926252630313132
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