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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 11 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
30.3° 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 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 427 | 427 | 421 | 345 | 339 | 319 | 248 | 244 | 240 | 240 | 189 | 180 | 167 | 222 | 167 | 125 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 225 | 202 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:07PM 3.01 | 5:34AM 2.70 | 5:52PM 2.90 | 6:22AM 2.58 | 6:42PM 2.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:53AM 0.15 | 11:26PM 0.07 | 11:37AM 0.23 | 12:13AM 0.17 | 12:26PM 0.37 | 1:05AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
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