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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 Tuesday 26 May 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
331 | 313 | 401 | 395 | 327 | 313 | 304 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 212 | 212 | 261 | 280 | 314 | 344 | 208 | 280 | 264 | 264 | 234 | 241 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:41PM2.16m | 12:00PM2.44m | 00:35AM2.19m | 12:47PM2.46m | 1:23AM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.63m | 5:41AM0.70m | 6:27PM0.57m | 6:32AM0.70m | 7:13PM0.50m | 7:18AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 |
4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 331 | 313 | 401 | 395 | 327 | 313 | 304 | 261 | 261 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 212 | 212 | 261 | 280 | 314 | 344 | 208 | 280 | 264 | 264 | 234 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | S 21 | WSW 5 | S 21 | S 7 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | 35 | 34 | 77 | 110 | 108 | 68 | 35 | 14 | 17 | 149 | 155 | 1 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 187 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 90 |
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