Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 CST
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Playa Samara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Samara sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Samara today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Samara at 2PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151414141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)917906906883871816678660622521542542542507395378372372307290295372307303
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
2.71
6:12AM
2.44
6:30PM
2.55
7:10AM
2.33
7:29PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.20
11:59PM
0.08
12:16PM
0.33
12:54AM
0.22
1:16PM
0.47
1:54AM
0.37
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise5:28------5:28-------5:28-------5:26
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
---1------11-133311--12-
Temp. °C293130282827272629312929282726262828282727262626
Feels °C (?)323232313231312933323132313131303230303031303030
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