Puerto Viejo Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.59° S 76.71° W

Puerto Viejo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Puerto Viejo sea temperature is
22.8°C
5.6° 

How big are the waves at Puerto Viejo today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Puerto Viejo at 7PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
643
675
886
886
823
793
783
763
753
640
542
528
520
447
440
434
377
361
345
242
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:14AM0.41m
10:44PM0.72m
8:46AM0.37m
00:04AM0.71m
12:09PM0.36m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.24m
8:21AM0.37m
3:08PM0.28m
8:56AM0.34m
4:36PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
22
20
20
20
22
20
20
22
21
22
21
21
19
20
22
22
21
21
20
21
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