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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 4AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 | |
695 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 598 | 590 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 434 | 368 | 363 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:00AM2.00m | 11:32PM1.77m | 11:53AM2.01m | 00:27AM1.78m | 12:39PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.54m | 5:28PM0.52m | 5:34AM0.57m | 6:21PM0.47m | 6:24AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
695 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 598 | 590 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 507 | 434 | 368 | 363 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 308 | 390 | 418 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | 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 | S 7 |
38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 159 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 95 | 36 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 36 |
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