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Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 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
28.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131314141413171615161414141315151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20118118117817612812812887177165355208350341313299258258209209225206203
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
15
SW
15
S
5
SSW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
2.38
2:44AM
2.34
3:04PM
2.54
3:25AM
2.41
3:44PM
2.66
4:06AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37PM
0.31
8:50AM
0.24
9:18PM
0.17
9:29AM
0.16
10:00PM
0.08
10:09AM
0.11
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:47-------5:47--
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----3------2-------1----
Temp. °C312928272726293230282827252428323129272625252932
Feels °C (?)323129292927293330293128252426323230282623222531
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