Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 22 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
209
130
128
169
167
241
192
158
155
155
93
88
198
94
161
165
396
414
215
203
273
421
427
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
0
E
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
0
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
0
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NE
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:07AM2.60m
7:24PM2.52m
8:07AM2.53m
8:27PM2.36m
9:09AM2.47m
9:33PM2.24m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.18m
1:16PM0.48m
1:44AM0.33m
2:21PM0.59m
2:44AM0.48m
3:28PM0.66m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
2
4
4
5
1
Temp °C
28
27
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
28
32
30
34
32
32
33
34
33
32
32
34
32
33
33
33
34
31
31
34
32
32
32
32
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
19
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
258
209
45
46
169
167
241
192
76
76
95
86
84
84
63
61
58
396
414
63
63
273
421
427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
28
43
130
128
45
63
74
78
158
155
155
93
88
198
88
161
165
60
61
215
134
46
45
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
10
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
18
17
47
46
19
9
9
20
50
9
71
48
42
25
94
83
83
3
3
103
203
11
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
57
75
3
0
0
0
0
0
151
55
0
0
0
0
0
0
145
48
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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