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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 pm Wednesday 13 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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tivives today?
The current surf forecast for Tivives at 4AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 16 | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
100 | 146 | 134 | 132 | 138 | 193 | 127 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:38PM2.71m | 1:12AM2.46m | 1:28PM2.88m | 2:03AM2.61m | 2:18PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.59m | 7:03PM0.37m | 7:10AM0.45m | 7:53PM0.17m | 8:02AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 16 | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 100 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 193 | 127 | 246 | 246 | 246 | 242 | 186 | 180 | 180 | 233 | 178 | 156 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 146 | 110 | 109 | 138 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 13 | S 20 | S 20 | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 59 | 53 | 134 | 132 | 54 | — | 102 | 121 | 109 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 96 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 128 | 150 | 47 |
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