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Roca Alta surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 CST
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Roca Alta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Roca Alta sea temperature is
27.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Roca Alta today?

The current surf forecast for Roca Alta at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
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
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
0
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888777778888888991010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113110878585115126157204233500620569583534512512893162819731915188714951195
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.01
10:11AM
0.42
11:56PM
0.02
11:05AM
0.38
1:17AM
0.06
12:00PM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
-0.09
2:03AM
-0.03
6:26PM
-0.09
3:02AM
0.00
7:15PM
-0.09
4:20AM
0.04
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset5:36-------5:36-------5:36-------
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--112766478343745101197652
Temp. °C262524242323232222232424242222212121222222212020
Feels °C (?)272827262526252323252525252323212222222222212120
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