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Playita Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Playita surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 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
30.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playita today?
The current surf forecast for Playita at 11PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | |
242 | 341 | 341 | 337 | 331 | 456 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 351 | 326 | 378 | 372 | 303 | 298 | 235 | 224 | 224 | 271 | 263 | 339 | 485 | 437 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:39PM2.42m | 6:15AM2.24m | 6:19PM2.31m | 6:59AM2.17m | 7:04PM2.20m | 7:48AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.51m | 12:12PM0.78m | 00:42AM0.61m | 12:58PM0.88m | 1:27AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 |
33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 242 | 341 | 341 | 337 | 331 | 456 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 351 | 326 | 378 | 372 | 303 | 298 | 235 | 224 | 224 | 271 | 263 | 206 | 206 | 147 | 384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 145 | 239 | 134 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 67 | 64 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 101 | 174 | 181 | 339 | 485 | 266 | 307 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 22 | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 157 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 38 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 24 | 118 | 91 | 123 | 172 | 437 | 105 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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