Playita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 04 Nov 2025 CST
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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
28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playita today?

The current surf forecast for Playita at 2PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141414141413132121201919192017171818191916171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268367362236253225160248253311419517375282344340540604361361284367217220
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
E
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
2.59
1:41AM
2.99
2:14PM
2.73
2:29AM
3.10
3:03PM
2.83
3:17AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.22
7:25PM
0.30
8:04AM
0.03
8:14PM
0.18
8:52AM
-0.10
9:04PM
0.11
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise5:26------5:26-------5:26-------5:26
Sunset--5:13-------5:13-------5:12-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-255-1-----3311---12221-
Temp. °C262726252525242426282726262524242727272626262525
Feels °C (?)303231292929272730323131312927263130313131312929
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