Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 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
28.8° 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 10AM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
NNE
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
Period(s) (?)12202020201912121818181818184161616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7597186186134133515115525225225215411110129163208208208125161119107
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
15
W
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
5
WNW
15
S
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
10
SE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
2.38
5:53PM
2.61
6:22AM
2.27
6:43PM
2.47
7:16AM
2.15
7:39PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
0.18
12:14AM
0.15
12:25PM
0.29
1:06AM
0.27
1:20PM
0.42
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-5:45-------5:45-------5:43------
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252429313129282525242932322928272524293130282726
Feels °C (?)232227313130282526242832333029282625303131292827
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