Rio Tulin surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 CST
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Rio Tulin surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rio Tulin sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rio Tulin today?

The current surf forecast for Rio Tulin at 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515141414141414141313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)991991848693665568508508501494413396318282277273273269269321212202196190
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
2.27
11:45PM
2.21
12:07PM
2.31
12:47AM
2.34
1:05PM
2.40
1:37AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.61
5:53AM
0.73
6:28PM
0.55
6:55AM
0.62
7:20PM
0.46
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise5:26------5:26-------5:26-------5:26
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:36-----
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1234-111211------------
Temp. °C262726262425252526262625252525252627272726262626
Feels °C (?)303130302829292930292928292929292930303130313030
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Rio Tulin (light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 270 degs) at Juan Santamaria Airport 63 km from Rio Tulin). 1.1m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 6s windswell from the WSW and a 0.5m 6s windswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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