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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 11 pm Saturday 02 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 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tivives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | |
149 | 146 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 138 | 102 | 65 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 94 | 147 | 125 | 95 | 121 | 51 | 86 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:56AM2.54m | 4:03PM2.71m | 4:33AM2.51m | 4:39PM2.65m | 5:10AM2.44m | 5:16PM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.25m | 9:55AM0.48m | 10:23PM0.27m | 10:31AM0.51m | 11:00PM0.32m | 11:09AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 |
 kJ | 149 | 146 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 138 | 102 | 65 | 56 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 121 | 36 | 35 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 56 | 55 | 42 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 94 | 147 | 125 | 95 | 39 | 51 | 48 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SW 20 | WSW 5 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 65 | 89 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 46 | 86 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 116 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 96 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 80 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Golfo de Nicoya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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