Tivives surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 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 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
161
138
122
160
188
326
322
310
275
338
276
276
269
254
239
236
290
178
176
173
215
162
157
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:49AM2.36m
5:55PM2.47m
6:30AM2.27m
6:35PM2.35m
7:14AM2.20m
7:20PM2.24m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.67m
00:16AM0.51m
12:28PM0.78m
00:58AM0.61m
1:13PM0.88m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:20
5:18
5:18
5:18
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5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
30
30
30
29
28
27
27
26
29
30
30
28
28
27
27
26
29
31
30
28
28
27
31
30
34
32
32
33
33
31
30
29
33
33
33
31
33
32
31
28
31
33
32
31
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
112
161
138
64
160
188
326
322
310
275
338
276
276
269
254
239
236
290
178
176
173
215
162
157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
19
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
57
56
104
94
149
119
62
34
33
33
33
30
29
29
21
37
22
38
23
24
22
103
18
104
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
S
24
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
22
24
24
122
61
58
8
8
17
17
17
33
33
21
8
8
37
11
36
64
62
91
103
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
56
96
57
0
0
0
0
0
128
96
47
0
0
0
0
0
121
76
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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