Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 Mar 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
S
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212151518181818181711121616161216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)330319243235232232236180177155155252252252154111106123144208208173141125
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
2.50
5:52PM
2.71
6:22AM
2.39
6:42PM
2.57
7:16AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
0.06
11:36AM
0.20
12:13AM
0.15
12:25PM
0.32
1:06AM
0.28
1:21PM
0.47
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:43----
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C262625242831302827262524293130282727262529313028
Feels °C (?)282826242932313030282625293231303030282731323131
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