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The Tree surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 CST
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The Tree surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Tree sea temperature is
29.0° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Tree today?

The current surf forecast for The Tree at 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212161616161616151515151515151514141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142140107103173173173149147156199259263256252381405400301236226210204257
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		onononoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
2.13
10:32PM
2.49
11:20AM
2.15
11:45PM
2.51
12:33PM
2.25
12:53AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05PM
0.67
5:08AM
0.53
5:21PM
0.66
6:19AM
0.44
6:34PM
0.58
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:42-------5:42-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C262829272624232326272827262524232628282726252424
Feels °C (?)272929292825232227262929282625222528282929272525
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