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Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock today?
The current surf forecast for Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Roca Bruja - Witch's Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 73 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 33 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 2.20 | 8:01PM 2.27 | 8:18AM 2.04 | 8:56PM 2.20 | 9:18AM 1.92 | 9:52PM 2.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:17AM 0.48 | 1:38PM 0.37 | 2:17AM 0.59 | 2:31PM 0.51 | 3:19AM 0.66 | 3:26PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
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