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Playa Negra Surf Forecast
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Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Playa Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 336 | 226 | 183 | 173 | 187 | 341 | 48 | 48 | 12 | 139 | 118 | 142 | 141 | 102 | 52 | 78 | 65 | 220 | 87 | 203 | 202 | 243 | 272 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:25PM 2.05 | 8:56AM 2.37 | 9:28PM 1.98 | 9:58AM 2.34 | 10:38PM 1.95 | 11:05AM 2.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:29AM 0.44 | 3:25PM 0.46 | 3:31AM 0.50 | 4:32PM 0.45 | 4:39AM 0.53 | 5:39PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guanacaste
The wind is still offshore at Playa Negra (light winds from the E at Juan Santamaria Airport 177 km from Playa Negra). 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW
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