Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 CST
Forecast 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
29.5° 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 9PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.4
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)9912171817161616161615151518181717161614141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5876129147216214402507507620719631517823492600594691765746520541997958
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
S
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
2.16
12:03PM
2.20
12:27AM
2.22
1:00PM
2.34
1:22AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.69
5:42AM
0.54
6:16PM
0.60
6:41AM
0.46
7:13PM
0.47
7:31AM
0.39
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C302928262625293131292826252529312929282625252930
Feels °C (?)333231272726313233323027262631323132312826273231
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