Roca Alta surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
29.1° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
42
52
63
65
65
65
57
59
54
54
42
41
37
38
40
41
41
38
37
26
26
24
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:04PM0.09m
4:41AM0.38m
6:45PM0.11m
5:33AM0.34m
7:27PM0.14m
6:24AM0.30m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.04m
12:24PM-0.16m
10:53PM0.04m
1:03PM-0.14m
00:06AM0.04m
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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5:18
5:16
5:16
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5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
27
27
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
28
30
29
31
29
27
27
31
31
30
31
30
28
27
27
30
30
31
30
30
28
29
28
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
28
42
52
63
65
65
65
57
59
54
54
42
41
37
38
40
41
41
38
37
26
26
24
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
12
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
184
22
0
0
0
0
0
320
328
0
0
48
48
48
48
303
180
123
48
123
123
123
123
253
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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