Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock surf break

Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 CST
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Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (20 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

Table - waves today at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
67
66
171
97
89
87
87
87
87
87
107
106
85
84
82
80
79
76
93
93
93
75
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NW
5
SSE
10
S
5
E
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
W
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:26PM2.62m
6:04AM2.41m
6:20PM2.48m
7:01AM2.35m
7:18PM2.32m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.19m
11:48PM0.03m
12:09PM0.29m
00:42AM0.15m
1:09PM0.41m
1:38AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
5:59
Temp °C
30
32
34
31
29
27
27
27
30
32
32
30
29
28
27
27
30
32
32
31
29
28
27
27
31
35
33
31
30
28
29
30
32
36
35
33
33
31
30
30
33
36
34
34
33
32
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Energy kJ
61
61
62
66
171
97
89
87
87
87
87
87
107
106
85
84
82
80
79
76
93
93
93
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.1
S
6
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
Energy kJ
66
66
67
61
1
53
22
37
22
33
32
19
19
30
18
18
17
16
10
10
6
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
18
9
9
15
37
37
8
1
5
5
5
10
10
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
2
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.1
N
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
45
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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