Puerto Viejo Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.59° S 76.71° W

Puerto Viejo 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Puerto Viejo sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.9° 

How big are the waves at Puerto Viejo today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Puerto Viejo at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
313
573
437
440
439
946
1042
887
874
829
403
317
502
506
446
397
383
374
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:02PM0.70m
9:32AM0.65m
11:06PM0.69m
10:07AM0.56m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.18m
3:48AM0.36m
4:07PM0.20m
5:11AM0.43m
4:51PM0.23m
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clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
18
20
20
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
16
19
19
17
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
18
17
19
19
19
17
18
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