Puerto Viejo Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.59° S 76.71° W

Puerto Viejo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Puerto Viejo sea temperature is
21.2° C
4.8° 

How big are the waves at Puerto Viejo today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Puerto Viejo at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Puerto Viejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
317
550
539
456
391
391
383
326
374
374
329
326
283
238
202
194
162
158
126
120
94
88
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:06PM0.69m
10:07AM0.56m
00:23AM0.68m
10:52AM0.48m
1:48AM0.69m
12:11PM0.43m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.43m
4:51PM0.23m
7:18AM0.44m
5:50PM0.25m
9:17AM0.41m
7:03PM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
20
21
20
20
21
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