Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 25 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 4AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (26 Feb)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (26 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101317171616161616151515151414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3559115109181107206198273263256296288301297293293229226210204154154154
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
15
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
1.91
10:10PM
2.17
10:58AM
1.92
11:27PM
2.17
12:13PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.52
3:43PM
0.61
4:45AM
0.53
5:04PM
0.63
5:58AM
0.48
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262524232831302727252424293029272725242429312929
Feels °C (?)262524242834312929262526313130303127262630333132
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