Roca Loca Surf Forecast

/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /

Costa Rica (96 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (9.59° N 84.63° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 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 30.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (01 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 12AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	18s
Afternoon (01 Jun)	5ft (1.5m)	17s
Evening (01 Jun)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 31			Monday 1								Tuesday 2								Wed 3
	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)	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 19
Wave Graph
kJ	959	1088	1066	1000	1030	1241	1227	1351	1320	1305	1061	1012	952	813	803	729	525	505	492	597	566	489	412	441
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SE	E	NNE	NNE	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	E	E	ENE	E	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	NNE	NNE	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide	2:50PM2.54m					3:24AM2.34m				3:29PM2.54m				4:03AM2.35m				4:07PM2.52m				4:43AM2.34m
Low Tide				9:13PM0.34m				9:21AM0.58m				9:51PM0.32m				10:00AM0.58m				10:30PM0.34m				10:39AM0.62m


	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—
	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55
mm	2	3	1	1	2	—	—	—	2	4	1	1	3	2	—	—	2	3	7	4	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	30	29	29	28	28	28	29	30	30	29	28	28	28	27	29	30	29	29	28	27	27	27	28	29
Feels °C	34	33	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	33	33	32	30	33	33	32	33	32	31	31	31	33	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	959	724	694	671	555	1241	1227	1351	1320	1305	1061	1012	952	813	803	729	525	505	492	597	566	489	412	412
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	S 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SW 19	SW 19
kJ	277	1088	1066	1000	1030	421	431	424	339	313	258	254	250	183	176	164	158	123	119	82	80	74	299	441
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 8	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 22	SSW 22	SW 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	S 10	SSW 10
kJ	275	30	49	35	299	486	486	276	348	348	267	453	147	18	45	72	147	102	102	136	241	303	51	102
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Playa El Rey Golfo de Nicoya	Esterillos Oeste Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Junquillal Guanacaste	Damas Rivermouth Golfo de Nicoya	The Tree Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Mar Azul Golfo de Nicoya	Caca Rio Limon	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Perro Fino Golfo de Nicoya	Dominacalito and The Point Golfo de Nicoya
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	75	16	0	0	0	0	0	145	35	4	0	0	0	0	0	57	187	0	0	0	0	0	0	106
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya	Dominacalito and The Point	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Cutters Right		Cutters Right	Cutters Right	Playa Escondida	Playa Escondida	Playa Escondida	Playa Coyote	Playa Coyote	Mar Azul		Cutters Right	Dominacalito and The Point	Playa Escondida	Playa Escondida	Playa Escondida	Playa Escondida	Dominacalito and The Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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