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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 Monday 04 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
30.1° 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 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | |
104 | 103 | 94 | 147 | 125 | 95 | 121 | 54 | 86 | 77 | 72 | 112 | 112 | 161 | 138 | 122 | 160 | 188 | 326 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 338 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:39PM2.65m | 5:10AM2.44m | 5:16PM2.57m | 5:49AM2.36m | 5:55PM2.47m | 6:30AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.32m | 11:09AM0.58m | 11:37PM0.40m | 11:47AM0.67m | 00:16AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 72 | 112 | 112 | 161 | 138 | 64 | 160 | 188 | 326 | 322 | 310 | 275 | 338 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 103 | 94 | 147 | 125 | 95 | 121 | 49 | 48 | 77 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 104 | 94 | 149 | 119 | 62 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 28 | 65 | 89 | 88 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 86 | 73 | 46 | 82 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 122 | 61 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
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