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Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo today?
The current surf forecast for Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo at 5PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
121 | 54 | 86 | 77 | 72 | 112 | 112 | 161 | 138 | 122 | 160 | 188 | 326 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 338 | 276 | 276 | 269 | 254 | 299 | 236 | 232 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:16PM2.57m | 5:49AM2.36m | 5:55PM2.47m | 6:30AM2.27m | 6:35PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.58m | 11:37PM0.40m | 11:47AM0.67m | 00:16AM0.51m | 12:28PM0.78m | 00:58AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 72 | 112 | 112 | 161 | 138 | 64 | 160 | 188 | 326 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 338 | 276 | 276 | 269 | 254 | 299 | 236 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 49 | 48 | 77 | 22 | 82 | 57 | 56 | 104 | 94 | 149 | 119 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 54 | 54 | 86 | 73 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 61 | 122 | 61 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 123 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 123 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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