Punta Burica surf break

Punta Burica surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 22 Aug 2025 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Punta Burica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Burica sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Punta Burica today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Burica at 1PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Punta Burica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)14141413131314121212777777721202019191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)71966265969975069553658653155854157653348838441158081098211701474169216131828
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
2.88
3:38AM
2.93
3:51PM
2.96
4:19AM
3.04
4:32PM
2.99
4:56AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
0.57
9:21PM
0.30
9:44AM
0.45
10:03PM
0.24
10:26AM
0.37
10:41PM
0.22
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset--6:44-------6:44-------6:43-----
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thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
141241155436412131--------
Temp. °C272727262626262626262626252424252526262626262626
Feels °C (?)302828272728282828262627282625282829282827272728
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo Dulce

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Punta Burica (light winds from the N at David/Enrique Malek International Airport 65 km from Punta Burica). 1.4m 13s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 8s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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