The Tree surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515161515151414141414141313131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949623794848726840763742515577561460460440336373253249249321261176173162
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
2.27
11:45PM
2.21
12:07PM
2.31
12:47AM
2.34
1:05PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37AM
0.78
5:24PM
0.61
5:53AM
0.73
6:28PM
0.55
6:55AM
0.62
7:20PM
0.46
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
Sunrise-5:28-------5:26-------5:26------
Sunset----5:37-------5:37-------5:36---
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
1--11121231-1-------111-
Temp. °C252526272726252525242425262626262525272727272626
Feels °C (?)293030303030282827272828293030313029313030313131
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at The Tree (light winds from the ENE at Juan Santamaria Airport 63 km from The Tree). 1.0m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 7s swell from the SW and a 0.5m 6s windswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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