Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111212121212151514131313171717161616151515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)599094939090545466606058113159157153269280270263176314305297
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffcross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
2.44
8:28AM
2.08
8:57PM
2.31
9:41AM
2.00
10:11PM
2.24
11:02AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
0.45
2:20AM
0.46
2:32PM
0.58
3:29AM
0.54
3:46PM
0.67
4:46AM
0.56
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C312825242423262930272424242428302928262625242830
Feels °C (?)312723232322242932302525252631313131303028273132
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