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Roca Loca Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 CSTForecast 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | |
372 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 298 | 294 | 285 | 271 | 213 | 195 | 206 | 192 | 203 | 203 | 147 | 145 | 214 | 315 | 318 | 315 | 376 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 7:36PM2.51m | 8:21AM2.37m | 8:43PM2.35m | 9:32AM2.33m | 9:57PM2.25m | 10:43AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.52m | 2:00AM0.40m | 2:32PM0.65m | 3:07AM0.53m | 3:47PM0.72m | 4:17AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 |
2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 372 | 372 | 372 | 372 | 367 | 367 | 298 | 294 | 285 | 271 | 213 | 195 | 206 | 192 | 203 | 203 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 179 | 176 | 215 | 376 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 53 | 25 | 66 | 43 | 88 | 214 | 315 | 318 | 315 | 133 | 128 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 18 | W 16 | W 16 | S 18 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 6 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 3 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | W 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 74 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
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