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Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
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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 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
337 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 250 | 229 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:53AM2.53m | 2:08PM2.94m | 2:43AM2.65m | 2:57PM3.02m | 3:33AM2.73m | 3:47PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51AM0.31m | 8:32PM0.02m | 8:42AM0.21m | 9:21PM-0.07m | 9:33AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
337 | 268 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 250 | 229 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
45 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 40 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
3 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 82 | 83 | 32 | 39 | 73 | 69 | 105 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 75 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 176 | 48 |
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