Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 31 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 1.0°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: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.7
SSW
1
S
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414131313131313131919181817171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)997958957932790791674626518513506427421350330324391728102717281615174917491954
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
0
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassononglassglassglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
2.47
2:09AM
2.38
2:28PM
2.56
2:50AM
2.43
3:05PM
2.61
3:28AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.39
8:01PM
0.35
8:14AM
0.33
8:43PM
0.26
8:53AM
0.30
9:21PM
0.20
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise5:39------5:39-------5:39-------5:37
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
----1------11-232113--1-
Temp. °C293129282826252529302928272726252829292827272626
Feels °C (?)323231323128272732313131303029283231313231313029
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