Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
N
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)18417161616161616161615151515151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1541010612916320820820812516111910710610410410410413410410299100100100
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
0
NW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
2.47
7:16AM
2.15
7:39PM
2.32
8:19AM
2.04
8:45PM
2.17
9:32AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.29
1:06AM
0.27
1:20PM
0.42
2:06AM
0.40
2:25PM
0.56
3:15AM
0.50
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C312827272625293130282827262429323028282625253032
Feels °C (?)322828292826303131292930282427343029302726262934
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