Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf break

Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 CST
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Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) today?

The current surf forecast for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131314141616141614161615151515151515141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646388886364646665646470118118112109107106104104104103147203
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
S
10
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise5:33------5:31-------5:31-------5:31
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:53-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C283233312827262628313331282727262830323029262525
Feels °C (?)262930282726242526282928262626252730323131272423
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