Tivives surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 CST
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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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tivives today?

The current surf forecast for Tivives at 4AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
242
233
215
209
268
203
203
200
189
144
193
322
322
314
291
272
268
333
333
324
302
289
280
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
0
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM2.48m
00:23AM2.33m
12:48PM2.57m
1:17AM2.39m
1:33PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.63m
6:15PM0.64m
6:29AM0.61m
7:08PM0.53m
7:18AM0.57m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:22
5:22
5:22
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5:49
5:49
5:49
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
30
28
28
27
26
25
29
30
31
28
33
31
31
29
33
32
31
31
31
31
30
29
32
31
32
31
32
30
28
26
30
29
31
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
Energy kJ
248
242
233
215
209
268
203
203
200
189
136
60
322
322
314
291
272
268
333
333
324
302
289
280
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
17
Energy kJ
86
31
35
86
86
85
80
68
67
64
61
126
60
59
55
36
35
35
20
20
20
20
21
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
18
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
9
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
18
Energy kJ
10
40
40
47
22
39
57
56
99
151
144
193
56
19
18
7
7
10
10
10
10
10
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
128
128
29
0
0
0
0
0
128
96
7
0
0
0
0
0
128
150
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
6
6
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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