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Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
28.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Roca Loca today?

The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121214141313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)246242145231238246242285217217217289285235222222222222218168155111109109
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53AM
2.70
2:32PM
2.59
2:47AM
2.78
3:21PM
2.74
3:35AM
2.82
4:06PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
0.18
8:35PM
0.34
9:06AM
0.08
9:26PM
0.25
9:51AM
0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----6:00-------6:00-------6:00---
Sunset------5:43-------5:44-------5:44-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272625252829292726252424262929272524242427292927
Feels °C (?)302825252830302926242222242828252221222226292926
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