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Salsa Brava surf break

Salsa Brava surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 EST
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Salsa Brava surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salsa Brava sea temperature is
27.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Salsa Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Salsa Brava at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Salsa Brava. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)998888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)311297249237207202232237237237202197162158192212207217196211187149142142
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.43
11:40PM
0.14
9:20AM
0.42
10:01AM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
0.08
12:29AM
0.14
6:41PM
0.06
7:46PM
0.05
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50
Sunset--6:27-------6:28-------6:28-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------21-----231--
Temp. °C262727252423232226272725252423232627272525232323
Feels °C (?)282829282624242228292928282624242727282727242424
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