Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 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
29.0° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)15141414141414131313131313131312121212181212125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1041029910010010068636285858561444239383737023232315
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NE
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
S
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
N
15
SW
10
SSW
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
NE
15
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
2.17
9:32AM
1.97
10:00PM
2.08
10:50AM
1.99
11:17PM
2.07
12:00PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15AM
0.50
3:41PM
0.65
4:30AM
0.54
5:01PM
0.65
5:40AM
0.51
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:41----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282726252932302829272625303231292827262530323130
Feels °C (?)313028272934313029272625293432312625252428333132
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