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Playa Negra Surf Photo: 'PLAYA NEGRA' by MARCO

Lat Long: 9.76° N 82.87° W

Issued: 12 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Negra sea temperature is

28.8° C

Normal for this time of year

Playa Negra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSE		ENE	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 29 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW		ENE	NW
	9 s	glass		9 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW		ENE	NW
	9 s	glass		9 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	SSW		ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		ENE	NNE
	9 s	glass		9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	N		ENE	NNE
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NNE	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE		NNE	NNE
	8 s	glass		8 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE		NNE	ENE
	8 s	glass		8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE		NNE	ENE
	7 s	glass		7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	E		NNE	ENE
	7 s	glass		7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	E		NNE	ENE
	7 s	glass		7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NE		NNE	ENE
	7 s	glass		7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNE	NNE		NNE	ENE
	6 s	on		6 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		NNE	ENE
	8 s	on		6 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	ENE		NNE	ENE
	8 s	glass		6 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NE		ENE	NNE
	8 s	glass		8 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Playa Negra around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 20 minutes before high water (at high neap tide). Tide height was 0.4m (1.2 ft). Range 0.58m (1.9 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Playa Negra Surf Photo: 'PLAYA NEGRA' by MARCO

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User: MARCO (4 photos)

Country: Costa Rica (479 photos)

Photo taken at: 11:30 pm 30 Aug 2008