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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	Wed	Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bahia Solano Pacific	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Mariatos Veraguas	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Egg Island Eleuthera	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Indicas Great Abaco	Isla Grande Colón	Chacahua Oaxaca	Punta Canoas Caribbean	Mariatos Veraguas	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Playa Negra Limon
Rating	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 ENE	0.3 SW	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	0.3 SW	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 NE	1.5 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 NNE	1.6 NE	1.1 NE	1.8 NE	0.4 SW	1.9 NNE	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.7 NE
Period(s) (?)	9	13	8	8	18	8	8	12	8	15	15	13	12	12	8	9	8	12	7	12	8	8
Energy(?)	430	36	372	304	108	260	233	240	304	137	87	251	261	624	346	234	448	77	372	142	96	469
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	cross- on	on	cross	glass	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		7:23AM 0.33	4:01PM 0.31		7:03AM 0.24		7:05PM 2.53	7:13AM 0.39	4:53PM 0.29		7:44AM 0.38	6:43PM 0.12				3:27AM 1.04	8:59AM 0.51		9:08PM 0.02	9:45AM 0.54
Low Tide / height (m)	11:15PM 0.07	11:06AM 0.28		11:48PM -0.06	11:55AM 0.16	1:42PM 0.65	1:18AM 0.68		1:09PM 0.22	12:17AM -0.05		2:54PM 0.07	12:38AM -0.05	8:49AM 0.14	4:25PM 0.88	8:41PM 0.06		5:11PM -0.03	1:33AM -0.05		6:11PM -0.07	10:32PM -0.00
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	3	-	-	5	3	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	-	-	-	-	10
High °C	27	27	27	26	26	27	26	22	27	25	28	28	24	23	27	23	26	27	26	28	29	24
Low °C	25	27	27	24	25	27	24	19	26	23	27	26	22	23	26	22	26	27	26	27	26	23
Chill °C (?)	27	27	27	26	26	27	26	22	27	25	28	28	24	23	27	23	26	27	26	28	29	24
Sunrise	-	5:47	-	-	6:16	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:30	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 ENE	0.3 SW	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	0.6 SSW	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 NE	1.5 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 NNE	1.6 NE	1.1 NE	1.8 NE	0.6 E	-	0.6 S	0.6 S	1.7 NE
Period (s)	9	13	8	8	6	8	8	12	8	15	6	13	12	12	8	9	8	10	-	12	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 SSW	-	-	0.4 SW	-	0.4 NE	0.3 E	-	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW	0.4 NW	0.4 WNW	0.2 E	-	0.3 ESE	-	0.4 SW	-	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	1.1 N
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	12	-	8	7	-	9	15	8	8	8	-	4	-	12	-	12	11	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	-	0.5 S	1.9 NNE	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	-

	Wed	Thursday 25								Friday 26								Saturday 27
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	3PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Playa Negra Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bahia Solano Pacific	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Negra Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Bahia Solano Pacific	Indicas Great Abaco	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Indicas Great Abaco
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	0.4 SW	0.2 WSW	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.3 SW	0.9 NNE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 NE	1.1 NE
Period(s) (?)	8	9	9	9	9	13	18	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	16	10	8	8	8	9	8	12
Energy(?)	347	372	430	460	449	84	60	346	338	304	304	304	304	101	100	322	263	233	238	303	311	359
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	low	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high
High Tide / height (m)					7:17AM 0.19								7:03AM 0.24	11:58AM 1.06							7:17AM 0.31	12:33PM 0.85
Low Tide / height (m)		11:15PM 0.07			9:47AM 0.18		12:03PM 0.43			11:48PM -0.06					1:42PM 0.65	6:16PM 0.16		12:01AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	risk thund- der	clear	risk thund- der	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	1	-	1	2	-	-	1	2	1	1	-	-	1	-	1	1	1	1	-	-
Temp. °C	25	24	25	25	26	26	27	26	25	26	25	24	25	22	26	22	26	25	25	24	25	22
Chill °C (?)	25	24	25	25	26	26	27	26	25	26	25	24	25	22	26	22	26	25	25	24	25	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.3 SW	0.9 NNE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 NE	1.1 NE
Period (s)	8	9	9	9	9	6	13	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	12	10	8	8	8	9	8	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.4 NW	0.8 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.7 NNE	-	0.6 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	5	9	8	8	8	8	-	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	0.1 SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 SW	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	2	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	2	-	-

	Wednesday 24	Thursday 25
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	1AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Playa Negra Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bahia Solano Pacific	Dominical Golfo de Nicoya	Playa Negra Limon	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Cocoa Beach Pier Florida - North	Bahia Solano Pacific	Indicas Great Abaco	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Indicas Great Abaco
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	0.6 E	0.4 SW	1.0 E	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.0 E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	9	9	13	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	13	9	9	9	9	8	8	9
Energy(?)	347	347	368	377	386	80	76	449	449	430	460	460	460	73	80	187	371	363	363	381	372	174
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	glass	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on
High Tide / height (m)													7:17AM 0.19			11:00AM 0.94
Low Tide / height (m)					11:38PM -0.07	12:48AM 0.81
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	risk thund- der	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	25	27	27	26	26	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	20	26	23	26	27	27	27	27	22
Chill °C (?)	25	25	27	27	26	26	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	20	26	23	26	27	27	27	27	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	1.6 ENE	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 ENE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	1.7 NE	0.6 E	0.5 SW	1.0 E	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	1.0 E
Period (s)	8	8	8	9	9	5	13	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	9	9	9	9	8	8	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.4 SW	0.6 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	13	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	13	7	-	-	-	-	-	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 N	0.3 NE	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	-

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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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