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Salsa Brava surf break

Salsa Brava surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 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
27.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Salsa Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Salsa Brava at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999999910101010999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)460406406446513563551519572604660669697697703660578612578591572508422413
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.44
1:50PM
0.43
5:09AM
0.27
2:35PM
0.40
5:05AM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
0.07
10:02PM
0.09
7:06AM
0.26
10:17PM
0.11
9:33AM
0.26
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:30-------
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-221----2541------------
Temp. °C272626242324272727262523222226272726242322222627
Feels °C (?)282929262426292929292925232228282929272523222728
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