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Playa Negra Surf Forecast
/ Guanacaste (28 surf breaks) /
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Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 May 2026 CSTForecast 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
30.7° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Negra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
258 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 241 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 197 | 228 | 153 | 130 | 147 | 165 | 163 | 169 | 278 | 577 | 275 | 266 | 258 | 560 | 644 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.34m | 7:17PM2.29m | 8:00AM2.28m | 8:18PM2.14m | 9:01AM2.23m | 9:23PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.15m | 1:08PM0.41m | 1:37AM0.28m | 2:12PM0.52m | 2:36AM0.41m | 3:19PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 35 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 258 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 241 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 197 | 80 | 99 | 95 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 82 | 577 | 84 | 266 | 258 | 560 | 644 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 19 | S 8 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 63 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 228 | 153 | 118 | 147 | 113 | 163 | 109 | 278 | 63 | 215 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | N 4 | S 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 71 | 130 | 129 | 165 | 108 | 169 | 113 | 3 | 275 | 206 | 188 | 3 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 149 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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