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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 5 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Playa Samara today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Samara at 8AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 470 | 470 | 469 | 434 | 374 | 369 | 346 | 271 | 399 | 419 | 278 | 406 | 398 | 428 | 387 | 389 | 562 | 645 | 770 | 1080 | 1067 | 1291 | 1225 | 857 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:03AM 2.39 | 2:18PM 2.46 | 2:44AM 2.60 | 3:01PM 2.57 | 3:24AM 2.76 | 3:44PM 2.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10AM 0.40 | 8:29PM 0.23 | 8:54AM 0.23 | 9:09PM 0.12 | 9:37AM 0.10 | 9:50PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya
Continuing clean conditions at Playa Samara (light winds from the NNE at Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport 80 km from Playa Samara). 0.9m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.7m 7s swell from the S and a 0.5m 6s windswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
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