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Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 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
28.8° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 11PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)--
Afternoon (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)111616161616171515151616161514151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1071751731731736699150196144126196191228183155134166127154192141139128
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
0
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
0
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:25PM
2.35
11:12AM
2.01
11:38PM
2.38
12:25PM
2.11
12:46AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
0.61
5:02AM
0.50
5:13PM
0.60
6:12AM
0.41
6:26PM
0.53
7:14AM
0.29
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:03-
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C302826242525273030282624232326292927252424232630
Feels °C (?)323126242424263033312725242426303029282626242529
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