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Westfalia surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Westfalia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Westfalia sea temperature is
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Westfalia today?
The current surf forecast for Westfalia at 3AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Westfalia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 354 | 413 | 497 | 559 | 559 | 601 | 588 | 535 | 523 | 475 | 459 | 469 | 480 | 559 | 646 | 591 | 559 | 497 | 508 | 519 | 508 | 450 | 450 | 440 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:42AM 0.42 | 7:55PM 0.23 | 8:14AM 0.43 | 9:24PM 0.20 | 8:46AM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:24PM 0.19 | 12:18AM 0.16 | 4:36PM 0.15 | 12:27AM 0.17 | 5:43PM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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