Salsa Brava surf break

Salsa Brava surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
29.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Salsa Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Salsa Brava at 2AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
43
43
65
67
65
65
65
59
59
47
41
41
37
37
41
41
38
37
26
26
25
23
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM0.24m
5:20AM0.48m
7:38PM0.25m
6:12AM0.45m
8:26PM0.28m
7:07AM0.41m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.19m
1:08PM0.00m
11:51PM0.20m
1:50PM0.04m
1:02AM0.21m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:40
6:40
6:40
6:40
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
27
28
28
27
26
25
24
24
27
29
30
31
31
28
27
27
30
30
31
30
30
28
27
27
31
31
31
31
30
28
28
27
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
43
43
43
65
67
65
65
65
59
59
47
41
41
37
37
41
41
38
37
26
26
25
23
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
218
4
4
3
3
3
3
365
340
3
4
4
4
4
4
340
150
129
4
125
125
125
125
202
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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