Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414131317171717161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)449529514569500485401401395384326394394394385823768793783773754715657543
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
W
20
W
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
NW
20
SW
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
5
NW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
2.76
4:31AM
2.45
4:47PM
2.71
5:20AM
2.40
5:37PM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.11
10:22PM
-0.05
10:32AM
0.11
11:09PM
-0.01
11:22AM
0.18
12:00AM
0.08
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise5:31------5:30-------5:30-------5:28
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293130292828272630323129292827263032292929282726
Feels °C (?)313130303031303031333129313130283034293032313028
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