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Quepos surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Quepos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Quepos sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Quepos today?
The current surf forecast for Quepos at 12AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Quepos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | S 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
134 | 134 | 110 | 157 | 137 | 193 | 254 | 158 | 242 | 341 | 341 | 337 | 331 | 456 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 351 | 326 | 312 | 372 | 303 | 298 | 235 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 5:00PM2.48m | 5:33AM2.28m | 5:38PM2.37m | 6:14AM2.19m | 6:19PM2.26m | 6:59AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.39m | 11:30AM0.66m | 00:00AM0.50m | 12:11PM0.77m | 00:41AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 134 | 134 | 110 | 157 | 137 | 145 | 254 | 158 | 242 | 341 | 341 | 337 | 331 | 456 | 371 | 366 | 361 | 351 | 326 | 312 | 372 | 303 | 298 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 110 | 102 | 134 | 110 | 193 | 236 | 157 | 145 | 239 | 134 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 67 | 64 | 38 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 113 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 160 | 59 | 157 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 53 | 17 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 21 | 20 | 38 | 63 | 62 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
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