Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
30.4° 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 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
203
203
145
153
220
240
315
293
346
341
337
333
324
322
309
280
346
289
210
289
281
267
257
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:25AM2.19m
9:49PM2.12m
10:35AM2.21m
11:01PM2.10m
11:38AM2.27m
00:05AM2.13m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.67m
4:09AM0.56m
4:53PM0.66m
5:14AM0.57m
5:58PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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5:26
5:26
5:26
5:26
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5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
4
25
13
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
29
28
26
26
26
26
26
32
32
31
31
31
31
30
30
33
32
31
31
32
31
31
29
33
32
31
31
30
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
206
203
203
145
145
183
183
186
218
346
341
337
333
324
322
309
280
346
289
210
289
281
201
198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
25
67
72
88
153
220
240
315
293
130
128
138
126
126
114
33
31
31
46
92
94
89
83
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
Energy kJ
8
4
4
74
21
8
4
14
12
4
3
3
14
14
18
39
39
38
153
154
158
215
267
257
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
9
45
52
45
9
9
9
9
9
52
52
9
9
9
9
9
9
45
45
9
16
16
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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