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Scardog Reef surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 04 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Scardog Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Scardog Reef sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Scardog Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Scardog Reef at 6AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Scardog Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
163 | 163 | 361 | 361 | 306 | 141 | 134 | 176 | 309 | 355 | 355 | 365 | 505 | 546 | 553 | 489 | 344 | 489 | 241 | 297 | 346 | 346 | 293 | 341 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:56AM2.11m | 5:03PM2.27m | 5:35AM2.04m | 5:41PM2.19m | 6:16AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.28m | 10:52AM0.50m | 11:25PM0.35m | 11:31AM0.58m | 00:04AM0.43m | 12:11PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 113 | 163 | 361 | 361 | 306 | 141 | 134 | 176 | 309 | 355 | 355 | 365 | 505 | 546 | 553 | 489 | 344 | 489 | 241 | 297 | 346 | 346 | 293 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 4 | S 9 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 109 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 78 | 108 | 74 | 23 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 24 | 38 | 146 | 36 | 144 | 140 | 74 | 107 | 120 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 11 | NNW 8 | S 11 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 163 | 43 | 62 | 32 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 37 | 17 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 4 | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
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