Quepos Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.45° N 84.21° W

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Quepos sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Quepos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Quepos today (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Quepos at 8PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
499
479
410
466
404
404
398
398
285
277
252
252
176
176
171
142
310
163
161
253
253
465
441
408
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
0
SSW
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
ENE
0
N
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
NE
0
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
6:59PM2.52m
7:35AM2.62m
7:55PM2.35m
8:29AM2.52m
8:53PM2.21m
9:24AM2.43m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.41m
1:13AM0.30m
1:52PM0.52m
2:06AM0.47m
2:51PM0.61m
3:01AM0.62m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
2
5
7
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
5
22
5
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
27
24
25
25
25
25
27
29
Feels °C
33
33
32
31
32
31
32
33
32
32
32
31
31
30
32
33
32
27
30
29
30
29
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
499
479
410
466
404
404
398
398
285
277
184
179
176
176
45
55
55
69
67
65
51
67
441
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
8
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SSW
19
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSW
8
Energy kJ
45
35
37
33
10
12
10
10
55
32
252
252
47
49
109
142
310
109
161
251
206
465
34
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
5
21
6
6
35
33
18
19
111
111
47
39
154
49
171
129
109
163
80
253
253
151
137
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
104
27
0
0
0
0
0
26
199
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
193
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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