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Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 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
28.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Roca Loca today?

The current surf forecast for Roca Loca at 3PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121212131313131311121212161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5351731201161141139590898710310611196969351828282868584
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
0
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
SW
15
S
5
S
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		onglassoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34PM
2.06
1:39AM
2.35
2:20PM
2.18
2:23AM
2.45
3:00PM
2.30
3:04AM
2.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:22AM
0.62
7:26PM
0.80
8:07AM
0.51
8:13PM
0.71
8:48AM
0.41
8:55PM
0.63
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise5:58------5:58-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C272828272626252527282827272625252728282827262525
Feels °C (?)283030303028272730303030322928273031303230282626
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