Playa Pelada surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
28.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121211111111161112121212111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90878582110108106104101999693636286778194949493879091
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
2.31
6:35AM
2.02
6:59PM
2.23
7:26AM
1.91
7:52PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.21
12:31AM
0.23
12:39PM
0.29
1:22AM
0.31
1:30PM
0.39
2:20AM
0.40
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise6:00------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293130292727262528313229272525242630312725242323
Feels °C (?)303332322926242325303228232221202126282321201820
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