Costa Rica Surf Map – Wind and Wave forecasts

Costa Rica wave (swell) map for surfers, windsurfers and sailors showing open ocean wave size, wave period and wave energy. You can customize the wave and wind maps with overlays for wind arrows, pressure and general weather for surfing. There are also options to display live wind observations from ships, wave buoys and weather stations on the wave maps in the Costa Rica region.

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	Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sun
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Las Lisas Pacific Coast	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	Pascuales Colima	Chacahua Oaxaca	Playa Jaco Golfo de Nicoya	Chacahua Oaxaca	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Jacmel South Coast	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya
Rating	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SSW	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.3 SE	2.5 ESE	3.0 ESE	2.5 SE	3.5 SE	2.5 SE	0.6 SW	1.6 SSW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	16	14	13	14	14	15	13	16	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	18	7	13
Energy(?)	602	577	609	317	437	656	384	522	431	506	381	760	681	319	1251	1612	1484	2905	793	431	474	335
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	off	off	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			8:43PM 1.00		2:03PM 1.68	9:09PM 0.99	8:38AM 1.08		9:35PM 0.96	8:50AM 1.08			3:26AM 2.73		10:25PM 0.84	9:11AM 1.05		10:49PM 0.76	9:18AM 1.03	5:22PM 1.13		5:19AM 1.95
Low Tide / height (m)		2:37PM 0.23	2:32AM 0.38	8:01AM 0.33		2:46AM 0.43		3:14PM 0.14	2:59AM 0.47		3:34PM 0.13	9:16PM 0.30	9:43AM 0.25	2:41PM 0.21		3:16AM 0.55	4:16PM 0.18		3:17AM 0.58		11:02PM 0.50	11:42AM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	heavy rain	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	mod. rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	2	-	-	3	-	-	27	-	1	-	2	-	-	3	-	-	-	7	2
High °C	26	29	27	27	30	27	28	30	27	24	29	26	28	28	27	29	28	26	30	30	25	25
Low °C	25	28	25	27	28	26	26	28	26	24	28	25	26	28	25	26	28	25	26	28	24	25
Chill °C (?)	26	29	27	27	30	27	28	30	27	24	29	26	28	28	27	29	28	26	30	30	25	25
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:22	-	-	5:37	-	-	5:26	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:46	-	-	5:24
Sunset	-	6:32	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:06	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:29	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SW	1.1 SW	0.8 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.5 SE	1.3 SE	1.3 SE	1.7 SE	2.1 SE	2.3 SE	2.5 SE	-	0.6 S	1.6 SSW	1.0 SW
Period (s)	15	14	16	14	13	14	14	15	13	7	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	-	8	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SW	0.5 W	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.4 S	0.6 SW	0.9 SW	0.5 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	7	5	13	6	16	6	6	6	16	16	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	0.3 NW	-	-	0.1 NW	-	-	1.9 ESE	1.9 ESE	1.1 SE	2.5 ESE	3.0 ESE	2.5 SE	3.5 SE	2.5 SE	0.4 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	-	5	-	-	5	-	-	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8	7	-	-

	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	Las Lisas Pacific Coast	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	El Paredon Pacific Coast	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	La Saladita Guerrero	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Puerto Arista Oaxaca	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	18
Energy(?)	715	579	737	702	532	566	551	609	670	669	556	512	292	504	525	656	759	888	626	627	512	569
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			8:15AM 1.05		1:20PM 1.64		8:43PM 1.00				8:26AM 1.07		2:07PM 2.50			9:09PM 0.99			8:38AM 1.08		2:43PM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)	2:16AM 0.33								2:32AM 0.38					3:11PM 0.22			2:46AM 0.43
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	light rain	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3
Temp. °C	26	26	28	27	26	28	27	26	26	25	28	28	26	28	27	26	26	26	28	30	24	26
Chill °C (?)	26	26	28	27	26	28	27	26	26	25	28	28	26	28	27	26	26	26	28	30	24	26
Sunrise	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:38	6:32	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	16	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WSW	0.6 SW	0.4 WNW	0.5 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	10	5	5	6	7	5	16	13	16	16	16	16	6	6	6	6	18	18	15	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	0.4 ESE	-	0.6 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	0.4 NW	0.3 NW	-	-	-	0.5 NW	0.5 ENE	-
Period (s)	5	5	-	3	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	5	5	-	-	-	5	3	-

	Sunday 19
	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	Las Lisas Pacific Coast	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	El Paredon Pacific Coast	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	La Saladita Guerrero	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Puerto Arista Oaxaca	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	0.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	676	715	715	848	701	579	649	737	737	737	694	672	390	693	577	577	572	566	483	543	571	688
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	off
High Tide / height (m)									8:15AM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)			2:16AM 0.33												2:37PM 0.23					7:22PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	risk thund- der
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	1
High °C	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	28	29	30	26	27	29	29	29	29	28	27	28	25	26
Chill °C (?)	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	28	29	30	26	27	29	29	29	29	28	27	28	25	26
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 S	0.9 SW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.3 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.8 WSW	0.8 SW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 SW	0.5 W	0.6 S	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.7 SSW	0.5 WSW	0.5 SSE
Period (s)	10	10	10	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	-	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	5	5	5	-	-	5	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	-	-	-

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Alabama	Guadeloupe	Puerto Rico
Anguilla	Haiti	Rhode-Island
Barbados	Jamaica	Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bermuda	Martinique	Saint Lucia
British Virgin Islands	Maryland	South-Carolina
Cayman Islands	Massachusetts	The Bahamas
Delaware	Montserrat	Turks and Caicos Islands
Dominican Republic	New-Jersey	US Virgin Islands
Florida	New-York	Virginia
Georgia-USA	North-Carolina
Grenada	Pennsylvania

California	Mexico	Oregon
Louisiana	Minnesota	Texas

Aruba	Ecuador	Peru
Brazil	French Guiana	Trinidad and Tobago
Colombia	Netherlands Antilles	Venezuela

Belize	Guatemala Pacific Coast	Nicaragua
Bocas del Toro	Guerrero	Oaxaca
Cayman Islands Grand Cayman	Gulf of Panama	Panama
Colima	Haiti South Coast	Panama Veraguas
Colon	Honduras Mainland	Rivas Province
El Salvador Costa del Balsamo	Jalisco	Sinaloa
Eleuthera Bahamas	Jamaica	South Florida
Golfo Dulce	Leon Province	Texas
Golfo de Nicoya	Limon	Tola Province
Great Abaco Bahamas	Michoacan	Veraguas
Guanacaste	Nayarit

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