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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 5 pm Sunday 17 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
30.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tivives today?
The current surf forecast for Tivives at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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 Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | |
163 | 160 | 113 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 100 | 149 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:07PM3.10m | 3:43AM2.81m | 3:57PM3.11m | 4:33AM2.84m | 4:48PM3.05m | 5:26AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:31PM-0.08m | 9:43AM0.15m | 10:20PM-0.10m | 10:35AM0.16m | 11:10PM-0.06m | 11:29AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 113 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 149 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 99 | 87 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 58 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 32 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 119 | 112 | 104 | 56 | 61 | 44 | 100 | 28 | 66 | 65 | 33 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 289 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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