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Playa Samara surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Samara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
298 | 294 | 222 | 280 | 217 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 206 | 203 | 189 | 145 | 153 | 220 | 240 | 315 | 293 | 346 | 341 | 337 | 333 | 324 | 322 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.23m | 8:36PM2.22m | 9:25AM2.19m | 9:49PM2.12m | 10:35AM2.21m | 11:01PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.60m | 3:00AM0.49m | 3:40PM0.67m | 4:09AM0.56m | 4:53PM0.66m | 5:14AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
298 | 294 | 222 | 280 | 217 | 195 | 152 | 150 | 206 | 203 | 189 | 145 | 145 | 156 | 183 | 186 | 218 | 346 | 341 | 337 | 333 | 324 | 322 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 72 | 88 | 153 | 220 | 240 | 315 | 293 | 130 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 126 | 114 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 11 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 74 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 453 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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