Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Puerto Viejo today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Puerto Viejo at 6PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Puerto Viejo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 753 | 640 | 542 | 528 | 459 | 453 | 440 | 434 | 377 | 361 | 345 | 242 | 250 | 242 | 485 | 506 | 549 | 534 | 541 | 557 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:46AM0.37m | 00:04AM0.71m | 12:09PM0.36m | 1:14AM0.72m | 2:10PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.37m | 3:08PM0.28m | 8:56AM0.34m | 4:36PM0.32m | 9:13AM0.31m | 6:34PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 763 | 753 | 640 | 542 | 528 | 459 | 453 | 440 | 434 | 377 | 361 | 345 | 242 | 250 | 242 | 485 | 506 | 549 | 534 | 541 | 557 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 115 | 115 | 115 | 91 | 91 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 163 | 36 | 201 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 16 | 241 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | W 14 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 165 | 25 | 16 | 47 | 73 | 72 | 151 | 17 |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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