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Roca Alta surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
27.2° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Roca Alta today?

The current surf forecast for Roca Alta at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)889888888888888889999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)197202245222212237232226226264270264264257257264321405415360372339331339
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NE
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		crossoffglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
0.26
2:05AM
0.08
12:16PM
0.21
2:27AM
0.13
1:22PM
0.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
-0.02
5:04AM
0.07
7:53PM
-0.01
7:33AM
0.07
8:10PM
-0.01
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-5:50-------5:50-------5:50------
Sunset----5:40-------5:40-------5:40---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----131----22------221-
Temp. °C232326272725252423232626262524232323262626252423
Feels °C (?)252529292828282726262928282827262625292829292726
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