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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 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Roca Loca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | |
178 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 250 | 229 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 111 | 139 | 128 | 124 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:08PM2.94m | 2:43AM2.65m | 2:57PM3.02m | 3:33AM2.73m | 3:47PM3.03m | 4:24AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.02m | 8:42AM0.21m | 9:21PM-0.07m | 9:33AM0.16m | 10:10PM-0.09m | 10:26AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
2 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 |
178 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 261 | 261 | 264 | 264 | 261 | 257 | 250 | 229 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 114 | 32 | 30 | 99 | 99 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 12 |
40 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 111 | 104 | 29 | 28 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 |
51 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 82 | 83 | 32 | 39 | 73 | 69 | 105 | 106 | 108 | 139 | 128 | 124 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 144 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
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