Surf Forecast Surf Report

Rio Claro surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 17 May 2025 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rio Claro today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Claro at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (17 May)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151515151515141414141414141414141414141314131313131321201314191818181817171616161616161616161616161515151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1037103710511081983857970857869996115194978976776766875663161361365978965154242148249048247536129429430035346154237642240810385415284939619389155875807788928929578928438537307027117021164
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
0
SE
0
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
N
0
NNE
5
N
5
NE
0
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NE
5
SE
0
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassononglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
2.53
6:20AM
2.39
6:24PM
2.45
7:07AM
2.37
7:14PM
2.37
8:00AM
2.39
8:14PM
2.31
8:59AM
2.46
9:21PM
2.30
10:00AM
2.58
10:30PM
2.36
11:00AM
2.73
11:35PM
2.47
11:58AM
2.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
0.54
12:18PM
0.84
12:46AM
0.62
1:10PM
0.89
1:36AM
0.68
2:10PM
0.90
2:32AM
0.72
3:18PM
0.84
3:34AM
0.71
4:25PM
0.71
4:37AM
0.65
5:28PM
0.52
5:38AM
0.55
6:25PM
0.32
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sun
25
Sunrise-----5:15-------5:15-------5:13-------5:13-------5:13-------5:13-------5:13------
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-------5:46-------5:46-------5:46---
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Rain (mm)
24521-1311--27233731---111---22222311--11----3232393--1111--
Temp. °C282726252525272828272726262626272726252525252728282727262626282828272726262628282828272726262828282726252526262728272626
Feels °C (?)323130303029313332313130313131313130292929293132323232313131333232313231313133323132313130313332313130293031313132323131
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