Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)181716161616161515151515141414141418181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9619288919869748388279027367167066695574655425345194134184081000952929783
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
0
NE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
0
WNW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
2.45
1:55PM
2.77
2:22AM
2.59
2:38PM
2.93
3:07AM
2.70
3:21PM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
0.41
8:14PM
0.22
8:23AM
0.27
8:58PM
0.05
9:07AM
0.17
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise---5:28-------5:26-------5:26----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11-------11----
Temp. °C282827262929302929282726282930292827272728292929
Feels °C (?)323129273230313132312927303031313130313031303031
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