Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121216131312171212171616161616161616171515151516161515141414141414141419191818141414141616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2573143072732702692562212442322222452221891642992881832554004252582572112112682683102483845103505406734286356986035893883873443104723172112062144124695967838446466301038678467437509
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
0
SSW
0
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
5
SE
5
SW
5
SW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglassoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.79
12:51PM
2.11
1:32AM
1.86
1:39PM
2.18
2:18AM
1.94
2:23PM
2.25
3:01AM
2.04
3:06PM
2.31
3:42AM
2.14
3:47PM
2.34
4:22AM
2.23
4:27PM
2.36
5:01AM
2.32
5:09PM
2.34
5:42AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.74
7:25PM
0.52
7:24AM
0.68
8:09PM
0.43
8:10AM
0.61
8:50PM
0.36
8:54AM
0.55
9:29PM
0.29
9:37AM
0.50
10:07PM
0.24
10:20AM
0.45
10:45PM
0.22
11:03AM
0.42
11:23PM
0.22
11:48AM
0.41
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-5:26-------5:26-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28-------5:28--
Sunset-----6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08------
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Rain (mm)
-------------1-----142----13742----1--------21------22-----1
Temp. °C252427293028262524242729292827252525272829272625252526272524242424242626272725252424262827272625242427292827262424242728
Feels °C (?)272527303231282626262932323131272728303134312927272729302927272727282930313128282727293232323028272629333231292626272930
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