Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
0.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212131313181318131216121219181818181817171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22020520821528222511129089225150127202198414375375522516607594573521515
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
WSW
10
S
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
2.19
6:36AM
1.95
6:47PM
2.07
7:21AM
1.84
7:33PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.54
12:27AM
0.47
12:33PM
0.65
1:11AM
0.59
1:17PM
0.77
2:01AM
0.69
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise5:37------5:35-------5:35-------5:35
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C303230292928272630333330292726263133343229272726
Feels °C (?)303331313232302830343532312928273032343028272727
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