Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 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
29.3° 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 10PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)181317111216161612161611151515151515151410141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154128106123144208208173150125119891061041041041061061041027110010272
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
2.57
7:16AM
2.25
7:39PM
2.40
8:20AM
2.13
8:46PM
2.25
9:35AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
0.32
1:06AM
0.28
1:21PM
0.47
2:06AM
0.42
2:27PM
0.61
3:16AM
0.53
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:41--
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302827272625293130282727262428303028272725252931
Feels °C (?)313030302926303231303030282429303130303027273132
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