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Playa Pelada surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
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Playa Pelada surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Pelada sea temperature is
31.0° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Pelada today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Pelada at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Pelada. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
598 | 590 | 590 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 434 | 368 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 205 | 198 | 172 | 257 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:00AM2.00m | 11:32PM1.77m | 11:53AM2.01m | 00:27AM1.78m | 12:39PM2.03m | 1:14AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.52m | 5:34AM0.57m | 6:21PM0.47m | 6:24AM0.57m | 7:07PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | |
— | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
598 | 590 | 590 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 434 | 368 | 357 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 205 | 170 | 172 | 257 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 4 |
34 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 198 | 43 | 61 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | S 7 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 37 | 121 | 23 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | WSW 4 | — |
— | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 70 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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