Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 CST
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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
29.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Puerto Caldera - El Hoyo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)131313131215151414131313131313131212121212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219215215209148150150333311356350345276276268259193187184184180139137155
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
0
SW
15
S
5
E
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
5
NE
5
SE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
20
S
10
S
5
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
2.84
4:41PM
3.09
5:06AM
2.82
5:23PM
3.06
5:50AM
2.75
6:08PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:26AM
0.12
10:58PM
0.02
11:08AM
0.14
11:42PM
0.05
11:53AM
0.22
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:41------
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:49---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252530323128272524242932312825242423293231282725
Feels °C (?)242430343131272524242831333125242523303230303026
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