Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 203 | 203 | 191 | 147 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 103 | 124 | 124 | 100 | 100 | 107 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.18m | 11:35PM2.03m | 12:00PM2.23m | 00:41AM2.19m | 1:02PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.62m | 5:19PM0.48m | 5:42AM0.56m | 6:24PM0.38m | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:20PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 206 | 203 | 203 | 191 | 147 | 142 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 124 | 124 | 100 | 80 | 107 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 103 | 37 | 56 | 52 | 100 | 82 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 37 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 20 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 47 | 15 | 15 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest