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The Tree surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
30.2° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141418171717171716161616161615151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6496155125044651124505528640632102410771051105110821068999948784763651642642633
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
0
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
2.76
4:53PM
2.99
5:27AM
2.70
5:43PM
2.87
6:19AM
2.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
-0.07
10:40AM
0.14
11:15PM
-0.02
11:29AM
0.22
12:05AM
0.09
12:23PM
0.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---5:26-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1----1------141-2---1
Temp. °C282727262829292928282726282929282827272628292928
Feels °C (?)333130273131313232323029313130313231312931313030
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