Salsa Brava surf break

Salsa Brava surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Salsa Brava today?

The current surf forecast for Salsa Brava at 10AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (14 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (14 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
224
217
217
212
184
179
179
175
175
179
179
224
224
224
235
241
286
300
323
370
370
450
481
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:32AM0.21m
10:33PM0.47m
1:15PM0.19m
11:29PM0.50m
2:28PM0.19m
00:26AM0.53m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.13m
3:00PM0.18m
6:36AM0.07m
3:35PM0.18m
7:44AM0.01m
4:18PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:44
6:44
6:44
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
28
29
29
28
27
26
25
25
28
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
28
29
28
27
26
26
28
28
31
32
32
32
31
29
28
27
31
31
31
30
30
29
27
27
30
32
31
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
Energy kJ
219
224
217
217
212
184
179
179
175
175
179
179
224
224
224
235
241
286
300
323
370
370
450
481
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
81
81
0
1
0
0
0
29
224
29
29
4
1
1
1
29
29
29
29
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Limon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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