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Roca Alta surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 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
27.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Roca Alta today?

The current surf forecast for Roca Alta at 9PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.7
NE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)877777777777891010109101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138134131111111108105147135143132136186481804871766735717778904815748657
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
NW
15
N
15
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.37
11:12AM
0.35
11:51AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
-0.06
8:10PM
-0.06
8:44PM
-0.06
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset5:30-------5:30-------5:30-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------111113331-111---
Temp. °C272524242424262727262525242324252726252424232627
Feels °C (?)292826262625272929302828272627283029282727252929
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