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Playita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playita sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playita today?
The current surf forecast for Playita at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 669 | 660 | 660 | 651 | 634 | 606 | 627 | 651 | 808 | 940 | 790 | 647 | 468 | 554 | 696 | 452 | 504 | 605 | 660 | 543 | 543 | 305 | 169 | 220 | 224 | 219 | 532 | 187 | 184 | 161 | 251 | 248 | 288 | 402 | 344 | 386 | 480 | 386 | 334 | 551 | 574 | 539 | 539 | 519 | 491 | 465 | 439 | 433 | 421 | 470 | 566 | 531 | 503 | 404 | 486 | 629 | 789 | 667 | 926 | 926 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:35PM 3.06 | 5:10AM 2.78 | 5:25PM 2.90 | 6:02AM 2.65 | 6:17PM 2.70 | 6:57AM 2.51 | 7:13PM 2.49 | 7:57AM 2.38 | 8:15PM 2.30 | 9:03AM 2.29 | 9:23PM 2.18 | 10:10AM 2.27 | 10:33PM 2.12 | 11:10AM 2.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:22AM 0.11 | 10:56PM -0.07 | 11:13AM 0.22 | 11:47PM 0.07 | 12:06PM 0.38 | 12:40AM 0.25 | 1:04PM 0.56 | 1:37AM 0.43 | 2:07PM 0.71 | 2:38AM 0.59 | 3:17PM 0.82 | 3:43AM 0.70 | 4:28PM 0.84 | 4:46AM 0.76 | 5:31PM 0.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
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