Zancudo surfForecast / Golfo Dulce / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 CST
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Zancudo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zancudo sea temperature is
29.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Zancudo today?

The current surf forecast for Zancudo at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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

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Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151515151516161515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1006850841958833823802744745636667667634675697694662550540532524456431438
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
0
ENE
0
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
0
NW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crossglassglassglassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
2.37
9:33AM
2.48
10:29PM
2.34
10:54AM
2.45
11:45PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48PM
0.62
3:15AM
0.85
4:06PM
0.70
4:38AM
0.89
5:22PM
0.69
5:54AM
0.82
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset5:31-------5:31-------5:30-------
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
87-----16204---1334211124
Temp. °C272524242424272926242424242426262625242423232424
Feels °C (?)322928282828323331292929282931303029282927272828
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo Dulce

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Zancudo (calm at Puerto Armuelles wx 41 km from Zancudo). 0.9m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 0.5m 6s windswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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41 km away, 1 h 9 min ago

2 km/h
W
0.0
29.4
Air / Water (°C)
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