Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 21 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
29.1° 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 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313211313131220202020191212181818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14714414414210914011710810610475971861861341335151155252252252154111
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
S
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
10
W
10
SSE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
2.44
5:07PM
2.69
5:34AM
2.38
5:53PM
2.61
6:22AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42PM
0.04
10:51AM
0.12
11:26PM
0.06
11:36AM
0.18
12:14AM
0.15
12:25PM
0.29
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---5:46-------5:45-------5:45----
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272626252932322927262524293231292826252429323230
Feels °C (?)252525242732343027262523273232312627252428323231
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