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Playa Negra surf Forecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 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 29.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 28.4 °C max: 29.7 °C min: 26.5 °C)
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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 29.2°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 28.4 °C max: 29.7 °C min: 26.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 10AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.5
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)181817181716161616161616161515161616161616151615151616161615151515151414131313131919191919181818181818181717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)614614399534410386341381515669669574580523385463561561696483435447411904815112312101210105110989888611076724588539444444437133184303296290221255319455607607444434291381452508432427432
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
0
W
5
N
5
NE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
2.06
1:03AM
1.98
1:23PM
2.17
1:46AM
2.06
2:00PM
2.27
2:24AM
2.12
2:35PM
2.35
3:01AM
2.16
3:10PM
2.39
3:37AM
2.18
3:44PM
2.40
4:12AM
2.16
4:19PM
2.38
4:48AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.66
6:59PM
0.63
7:09AM
0.60
7:41PM
0.52
7:47AM
0.54
8:19PM
0.41
8:24AM
0.48
8:54PM
0.32
8:59AM
0.44
9:29PM
0.27
9:33AM
0.43
10:04PM
0.25
10:07AM
0.43
10:40PM
0.26
10:43AM
0.46
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise-5:30-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26--
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------
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Rain (mm)
-------11------1----131------1----------------------111-----
Temp. °C272730313028282827273030302827272726303029272828272630322929282727263032292929282727303231292927262630322928292827263030
Feels °C (?)313133323130313231313431313131323230343231303233312932353031313031293234303231292829303333313127282831333130323130293332

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