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Westfalia surfForecast / Limon / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Westfalia today?
The current surf forecast for Westfalia at 2PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Westfalia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| 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 |
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 kJ (?) | 318 | 273 | 280 | 280 | 354 | 413 | 497 | 559 | 632 | 688 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 508 | 520 | 531 | 554 | 572 | 559 | 547 | 547 | 497 | 508 | 508 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:08AM 0.40 | 6:11PM 0.28 | 7:42AM 0.42 | 7:55PM 0.23 | 8:14AM 0.43 | 9:24PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:56PM 0.21 | 12:03AM 0.13 | 2:24PM 0.19 | 12:18AM 0.16 | 4:36PM 0.15 | 12:27AM 0.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
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