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Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 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 1.5°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: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)151615151516151515151615161514141313131314131316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)669926766736726496637519485576740632371314289289257249246246208181178133
Wind
(km/h)
0
WSW
10
SSW
20
SW
15
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassoffoffcross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
2.11
1:20AM
2.21
1:48PM
2.31
2:04AM
2.34
2:27PM
2.51
2:45AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.62
7:12PM
0.66
7:33AM
0.48
7:57PM
0.48
8:12AM
0.35
8:38PM
0.31
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise5:48------5:48-------5:47-------5:47
Sunset--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293029282726262528303028272626252931302827272626
Feels °C (?)333230313130302932323231313030293132323131313030
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