Tivives surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 04 May 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
30.1° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
79
76
109
104
103
94
147
125
95
121
54
86
77
72
112
112
161
138
122
160
188
326
322
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
0
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
0
NNW
5
W
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:33AM2.51m
4:39PM2.65m
5:10AM2.44m
5:16PM2.57m
5:49AM2.36m
5:55PM2.47m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.51m
11:00PM0.32m
11:09AM0.58m
11:37PM0.40m
11:47AM0.67m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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5:20
5:20
5:20
5:18
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5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
3
5
1
3
6
6
5
2
5
4
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
29
30
30
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
28
27
31
30
33
33
31
32
33
31
31
31
33
33
33
31
30
31
30
31
33
33
32
31
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
Energy kJ
39
65
64
62
62
61
61
41
41
40
121
36
35
34
22
112
112
161
138
64
160
188
326
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
17
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
81
79
76
109
104
103
94
147
125
95
38
49
48
77
72
82
57
56
104
94
149
119
62
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
18
36
18
46
18
28
65
89
88
55
54
54
86
73
46
22
22
24
61
122
61
58
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
3
1
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
56
133
7
0
0
0
0
0
128
96
7
7
7
0
0
0
128
96
42
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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