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Playa Valor surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Valor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Valor sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Valor today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Valor at 10PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Valor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 289 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 148 | 150 | 150 | 333 | 311 | 356 | 350 | 280 | 340 | 276 | 268 | 259 | 193 | 187 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:51PM 2.96 | 4:14AM 2.76 | 4:31PM 3.01 | 4:56AM 2.74 | 5:13PM 2.98 | 5:40AM 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:07PM 0.06 | 10:17AM 0.12 | 10:48PM 0.02 | 10:59AM 0.14 | 11:32PM 0.06 | 11:43AM 0.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 |
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