Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 22 May 2026 CST
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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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Roca Loca today?

The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
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
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
167
241
238
158
155
155
92
88
198
94
161
165
396
414
215
203
269
421
427
567
567
581
581
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:24PM2.52m
8:07AM2.53m
8:27PM2.36m
9:09AM2.47m
9:33PM2.24m
10:11AM2.44m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.48m
1:44AM0.33m
2:21PM0.59m
2:44AM0.48m
3:28PM0.66m
3:45AM0.60m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
2
4
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
27
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
28
29
32
33
33
33
33
31
34
32
33
33
33
32
31
31
34
32
32
33
32
33
31
30
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
SW
19
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
169
167
241
238
76
76
96
88
84
84
80
80
80
82
414
64
66
269
421
427
567
567
581
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.7
S
8
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
45
48
74
78
158
155
155
92
88
198
88
161
165
396
64
215
134
48
49
49
48
32
45
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
19
19
9
4
50
9
71
47
42
25
94
83
83
3
3
103
203
11
10
10
5
20
5
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
54
20
0
0
0
0
0
145
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
144
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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