Roca Loca surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
30.4° 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 5AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)171717161616161616151514141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)640632103610771051105110821068999948784763752651642633633624497475444444372372
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
0
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglassoncross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
2.70
5:43PM
2.87
6:19AM
2.60
6:36PM
2.70
7:16AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
-0.02
11:29AM
0.22
12:05AM
0.09
12:23PM
0.36
1:00AM
0.25
1:23PM
0.52
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:24-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1----131-1----133462--
Temp. °C282827262829292828272726282929292827262627282828
Feels °C (?)323331293231303132313128313031323232303030303031
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