Scardog Reef surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 CST
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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
28.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Scardog Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Scardog Reef at 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Scardog Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414151314141415151314131313131313121212201212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297251251209167203160125155167176250312232232246222218205155150186147147
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
2.45
4:25PM
2.71
4:50AM
2.44
5:08PM
2.70
5:35AM
2.38
5:54PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
0.07
10:10AM
0.11
10:43PM
0.03
10:52AM
0.11
11:28PM
0.06
11:37AM
0.17
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---5:47-------5:46-------5:46----
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C292727252730333227262524262932312726252427293232
Feels °C (?)302624192125292924242118202529292624222125272930
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