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Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 14 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
28.5° 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: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)8811161616161514141414141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12121924252525605453535353517312011611411395908987103
Wind
(km/h)
0
W
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SW
15
S
5
S
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		offoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
1.97
12:50AM
2.26
1:34PM
2.06
1:39AM
2.35
2:20PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:31AM
0.72
6:34PM
0.88
7:22AM
0.62
7:26PM
0.80
8:07AM
0.51
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------5:36-------5:37-------5:37-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262525242628282726262525272728272625252427272827
Feels °C (?)302727252730293029282627302930302927272529293130
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