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Playa Samara Surf Forecast
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Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.1°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 9AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 71 | 100 | 102 | 72 | 68 | 92 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 76 | 129 | 147 | 216 | 214 | 402 | 507 | 507 | 620 | 719 | 631 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 2.06 | 10:03PM 2.16 | 10:54AM 2.09 | 11:20PM 2.16 | 12:03PM 2.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:16AM 0.53 | 3:45PM 0.70 | 4:32AM 0.57 | 5:05PM 0.69 | 5:42AM 0.54 | 6:16PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Mon 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 |
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