Playa Negra surf break

Playa Negra surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 Aug 2025 EST
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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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Negra today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Negra at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)889988888888888877788887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)17520728628627326125425422423021220717517114211711484819898917463
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
5
SE
5
WNW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
WNW
0
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.28
5:10PM
0.45
5:47AM
0.24
5:51PM
0.47
7:17AM
0.20
6:37PM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48AM
0.14
12:26AM
0.10
11:19AM
0.13
1:19AM
0.06
11:51AM
0.13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:49-------6:49-------6:47---
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Rain (mm)
112-2531-------1--------
Temp. °C262527282826252525252829282727262524272828272625
Feels °C (?)292830303131292727273131303132302826303030313129
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Limon

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Playa Negra (light winds from the W at Linea de Base wx 52 km from Playa Negra). A 1.0m swell from the NE

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