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/ Golfo de Nicoya (40 surf breaks) /
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Tivives surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tivives today?
The current surf forecast for Tivives at 5PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tivives. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
198 | 427 | 371 | 237 | 448 | 448 | 329 | 413 | 394 | 367 | 359 | 350 | 273 | 269 | 341 | 263 | 263 | 198 | 193 | 184 | 172 | 169 | 123 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:04AM2.16m | 8:11PM2.16m | 8:58AM2.17m | 9:11PM2.11m | 9:55AM2.24m | 10:16PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.96m | 2:33AM0.79m | 3:07PM0.97m | 3:29AM0.81m | 4:13PM0.91m | 4:27AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
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Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 103 | 427 | 232 | 232 | 448 | 225 | 215 | 413 | 394 | 367 | 359 | 350 | 273 | 269 | 341 | 263 | 263 | 198 | 89 | 116 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 176 | 202 | 371 | 237 | 229 | 448 | 329 | 153 | 151 | 146 | 148 | 144 | 151 | 156 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 193 | 184 | 172 | 169 | 123 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | S 21 | W 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 198 | 239 | 150 | 140 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 116 | — | 9 | 3 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 128 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 127 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 150 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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