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Playa Samara Surf Forecast
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Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Samara today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Samara at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1141 | 1069 | 1042 | 905 | 893 | 711 | 711 | 704 | 860 | 827 | 640 | 711 | 631 | 589 | 530 | 390 | 390 | 390 | 379 | 327 | 443 | 257 | 253 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:30AM 2.20 | 10:21PM 2.01 | 10:48AM 2.15 | 11:37PM 2.07 | 11:59AM 2.18 | 12:39AM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 0.57 | 4:29AM 0.72 | 5:16PM 0.57 | 5:44AM 0.68 | 6:20PM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
Cross-off winds at Playa Samara are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (moderate winds from the WSW at Juan Santamaria Airport 144 km from Playa Samara). 1.2m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 7s swell from the S and a 0.6m 7s swell from the WSW as well as a 0.5m 7s swell from the SW. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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