Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Viejo today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Viejo at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Viejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 132 | 123 | 99 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 104 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:39AM0.41m | 1:02AM0.68m | 12:03PM0.38m | 2:19AM0.71m | 2:12PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54AM0.41m | 4:25PM0.28m | 9:32AM0.37m | 6:08PM0.29m | 9:58AM0.34m | 7:36PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 134 | 132 | 68 | 70 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 60 | 97 | 123 | 99 | 93 | 84 | 82 | 111 | 111 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | W 13 | W 13 | S 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 96 | 95 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 109 | 108 | 104 | 94 | 90 | 89 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 28 | 36 | 43 | 60 | 62 | 66 | — | — | 73 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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