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Tivives Surf Forecast
/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Tivives surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tivives surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tivives sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tivives today?
The current surf forecast for Tivives at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tivives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | |
263 | 263 | 193 | 181 | 172 | 169 | 123 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 104 | 100 | 102 | 177 | 100 | 146 | 134 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:55AM2.24m | 10:16PM2.12m | 10:52AM2.36m | 11:20PM2.19m | 11:46AM2.53m | 00:18AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.91m | 4:27AM0.79m | 5:15PM0.77m | 5:23AM0.71m | 6:11PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 263 | 263 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 106 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 71 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 98 | 89 | 193 | 181 | 172 | 169 | 123 | 167 | 121 | 120 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 36 | 73 | 104 | 60 | 70 | 177 | 59 | 146 | 110 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | S 21 | W 12 | SW 15 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 116 | — | 9 | 3 | 107 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 33 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 69 | 43 | 14 | 64 | 53 | 134 | 132 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 96 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 127 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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