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Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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| Energy (?) | 558 | 543 | 536 | 543 | 536 | 529 | 521 | 514 | 634 | 486 | 653 | 799 | 768 | 516 | 470 | 437 | 437 | 437 | 458 | 555 | 474 | 678 | 639 | 607 | 516 | 449 | 444 | 395 | 381 | 508 | 502 | 371 | 367 | 362 | 425 | 409 | 455 | 367 | 395 | 395 | 372 | 461 | 503 | 487 | 324 | 186 | 203 | 436 | 362 | 371 | 507 | 671 | 794 | 572 | 553 | 547 | 541 | 637 | 1526 | 1336 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:19AM 2.64 | 4:34PM 2.86 | 5:09AM 2.57 | 5:25PM 2.72 | 6:01AM 2.46 | 6:17PM 2.53 | 6:56AM 2.33 | 7:13PM 2.34 | 7:57AM 2.21 | 8:14PM 2.16 | 9:01AM 2.13 | 9:21PM 2.04 | 10:07AM 2.11 | 10:30PM 1.98 | 11:07AM 2.14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 0.08 | 10:56PM -0.08 | 11:12AM 0.18 | 11:47PM 0.05 | 12:05PM 0.33 | 12:40AM 0.21 | 1:02PM 0.49 | 1:36AM 0.38 | 2:06PM 0.64 | 2:38AM 0.53 | 3:15PM 0.74 | 3:42AM 0.63 | 4:25PM 0.77 | 4:44AM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
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