Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast 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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)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
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Fri
07
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131319131313131818141515161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)352407407407357288175222184178175175178370252132139186302302306248299220
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
2.51
1:21PM
2.27
1:39AM
2.67
2:11PM
2.39
2:27AM
2.78
3:00PM
2.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.21
7:21PM
0.26
8:03AM
0.04
8:11PM
0.15
8:51AM
-0.08
9:00PM
0.08
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Fri
07
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:35------
Sunset----5:17-------5:17-------5:17---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----21--------1-------11
Temp. °C242427282826252424242628282625242424272827262525
Feels °C (?)262730313230272626262731312929272727303130302829
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