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Playa Negra Surf Forecast
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Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 209 | 225 | 206 | 203 | 158 | 20 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 111 | 109 | 140 | 117 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 75 | 97 | 186 | 186 | 134 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:06AM 2.45 | 4:24PM 2.71 | 4:49AM 2.44 | 5:07PM 2.69 | 5:34AM 2.38 | 5:53PM 2.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:09AM 0.11 | 10:42PM 0.04 | 10:51AM 0.12 | 11:26PM 0.06 | 11:36AM 0.18 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tue 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
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