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Rio Claro surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 CST
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Rio Claro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Claro sea temperature is
29.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rio Claro today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 12AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141212171713161616161515151414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)136117119168166170147223220215209417405371301233217261342282201154151145
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09PM
2.72
4:14AM
2.77
4:44PM
2.80
4:51AM
2.77
5:19PM
2.86
5:29AM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.52
10:28AM
0.26
10:48PM
0.48
11:02AM
0.28
11:27PM
0.46
11:38AM
0.32
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset5:36-------5:36-------5:37-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111-------131-----12----
Temp. °C282626262525272827262626252527282827262524242628
Feels °C (?)313030302929323129292930292932313131302927283031
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