Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 07 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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 10PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (07 Mar)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.3
N
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)12125161212151115151513151515151422222220202020
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19819243822373512854751042187677576030122185181272346490485
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
NE
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassoncrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26PM
2.46
5:46AM
2.22
6:02PM
2.35
6:24AM
2.08
6:40PM
2.22
7:04AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.28
11:49AM
0.38
12:20AM
0.39
12:25PM
0.50
1:00AM
0.51
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset5:52-------5:53-------5:53-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302928262424293230282826252429323029282625252932
Feels °C (?)323128272524293531303027262527333131282524252732
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