Tivives surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tivives today?

The current surf forecast for Tivives at 7PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141418171717171616161616161515151414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313304300293381499482771627620724715706566537522508417417411411405313299
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
0
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
3.08
5:36AM
2.78
5:53PM
2.95
6:29AM
2.67
6:46PM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.14
11:24PM
-0.03
11:39AM
0.22
12:15AM
0.09
12:33PM
0.36
1:09AM
0.25
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise5:26------5:24-------5:24-------5:24
Sunset--5:49-------5:49-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------22------11121
Temp. °C293130292827262629313028272726252930302827262626
Feels °C (?)303231323231282831323031313129263131313131302929
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