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Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
622 | 521 | 542 | 542 | 514 | 507 | 395 | 378 | 372 | 372 | 307 | 290 | 295 | 307 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 294 | 222 | 265 | 202 | 195 | 152 | 150 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:12AM2.44m | 6:30PM2.55m | 7:10AM2.33m | 7:29PM2.37m | 8:14AM2.23m | 8:36PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:16PM0.33m | 00:54AM0.22m | 1:16PM0.47m | 1:54AM0.37m | 2:25PM0.60m | 3:00AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
622 | 521 | 542 | 542 | 514 | 507 | 395 | 378 | 372 | 372 | 307 | 290 | 295 | 307 | 307 | 303 | 298 | 294 | 222 | 265 | 202 | 195 | 152 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 7 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | SW 5 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 7 | SW 11 | NW 6 | W 16 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 6 | SSW 7 | SW 16 |
17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 52 | 45 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 145 | 52 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 296 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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