Roca Loca Surf Forecast

/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /

Costa Rica (96 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (9.59° N 84.63° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 30 May 2026 CST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Roca Loca surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Roca Loca sea temperature is 30.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	17s
Afternoon (30 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	17s
Evening (30 May)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 30							Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	S 17	S 17	SSW 14	S 17	S 17	SSW 16	S 16	SW 21	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	305	293	297	371	603	454	437	488	538	1012	880	746	959	1088	1066	1000	1030	1241	1227	1213	1320	1207	1061	1012
Wind (km/h)	E	E	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	2:05AM2.27m				2:10PM2.52m				2:45AM2.31m				2:50PM2.54m					3:24AM2.34m				3:29PM2.54m
Low Tide			8:01AM0.63m				8:34PM0.37m				8:41AM0.60m					9:13PM0.34m				9:21AM0.58m				9:51PM0.32m


	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:55
mm	—	—	—	2	1	1	2	2	3	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	1	2	—	—	2	2	3	2
Temp °C	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	28	29	29	28	28	27
Feels °C	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	33	32	31	33	33	32	31	31	32	32	33	32	33	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 17	SSW 13	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 13	SW 19	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	305	58	239	371	603	317	437	488	384	1012	880	424	959	724	694	671	555	1241	1227	1213	1320	1207	1061	1012
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 17	S 6	S 6	SSW 13	S 17	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	57	293	41	40	198	454	312	246	326	483	640	746	277	1088	1066	1000	1030	421	431	424	339	318	244	240
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	SW 13	S 17	SW 13	S 6	S 6	SW 13	SW 21	SW 21	S 6	S 6	SSW 15	S 15	S 8	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17
kJ	225	166	297	140	40	29	134	467	538	28	20	365	275	31	49	35	299	486	486	464	348	348	176	453
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	57	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	48	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4

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