Quepos Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.45° N 84.21° W

Issued: 5 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • 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 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
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 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
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
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
603
611
611
595
499
479
410
466
404
404
398
398
285
277
252
252
176
176
171
165
310
163
161
253
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
S
5
S
0
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:42AM2.71m
6:59PM2.52m
7:35AM2.62m
7:55PM2.35m
8:29AM2.52m
8:53PM2.21m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.15m
12:54PM0.41m
1:13AM0.30m
1:52PM0.52m
2:06AM0.47m
2:51PM0.61m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
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
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
4
1
1
6
13
2
1
Temp °C
26
25
28
29
29
28
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
27
27
26
26
26
28
29
28
25
26
26
Feels °C
30
28
32
32
33
33
32
30
30
30
32
32
33
32
32
30
30
30
32
32
32
29
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
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
SW
13
0.6
S
8
0.8
SW
16
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
603
611
611
595
499
479
410
466
404
404
398
398
285
277
184
179
176
176
109
44
310
51
49
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.5
S
10
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SW
13
0.7
S
7
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
95
68
66
66
45
35
37
33
35
6
6
6
49
111
252
252
37
49
46
142
54
108
161
251
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
8
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
20
Energy kJ
25
25
40
6
6
21
6
6
6
33
18
19
111
32
47
30
154
49
171
165
109
163
80
253
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
146
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
199
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
75
11
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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