Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Roca Loca today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
212
261
280
314
344
208
276
264
264
234
241
238
297
301
243
305
293
297
371
603
454
437
396
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
0
S
10
S
5
ESE
0
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:35AM2.19m
12:47PM2.46m
1:23AM2.23m
1:30PM2.49m
2:05AM2.27m
2:10PM2.52m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.70m
7:13PM0.50m
7:18AM0.67m
7:55PM0.43m
8:01AM0.63m
8:34PM0.37m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
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5:53
5:53
5:54
5:54
1
1
2
6
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
34
34
33
33
33
33
32
31
31
32
32
30
31
31
30
30
31
30
31
31
31
29
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
S
17
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
S
16
Energy kJ
212
212
261
280
314
344
208
276
264
264
234
241
238
71
80
59
59
59
239
371
603
317
437
396
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
S
17
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
38
37
37
36
35
24
25
41
31
39
33
35
47
297
301
228
305
293
45
44
198
454
312
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
21
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
18
0.7
SW
13
0.7
S
17
0.6
SW
13
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
Energy kJ
14
14
17
149
155
3
44
9
2
1
36
72
65
142
142
243
225
166
297
140
44
44
44
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
145
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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