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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Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10			Thu
	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	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland
Rating	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.7 NE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	0.6 NE	0.8 NE	1.1 NE	0.7 NE	1.8 NE	1.4 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE
Period(s)	6	5	7	7	5	7	6	5	6	6	5	7	7	6	8	7	6	7	8	7	9	8
Energy	31	80	188	48	61	200	44	90	114	25	27	124	50	214	244	49	34	35	49	27	22	24
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)	11:22AM 0.18		12:55AM 0.21		12:41PM 0.19	1:28AM 0.22		2:06PM 0.20	1:59AM 0.22		3:17PM 0.22	2:32AM 0.23		4:09PM 0.24		3:11AM 0.24	5:00PM 0.26		3:56AM 0.24	5:50PM 0.27		4:46AM 0.24
Low Tide / height (m)		5:59PM 0.11		7:03AM 0.14		6:47PM 0.13	7:45AM 0.13		7:40PM 0.14	8:25AM 0.12		8:36PM 0.15	9:07AM 0.10		9:32PM 0.16	9:52AM 0.07		10:28PM 0.15	10:41AM 0.04		11:23PM 0.15	11:35AM 0.01
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	risk thund- der	clear	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	mod. rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	2	4	-	1	1	-	-	3	-	10	1	-	7	12	-
High °C	33	30	26	32	30	26	32	30	25	32	30	26	34	29	26	32	29	25	31	30	25	29
Low °C	30	28	25	31	28	24	30	27	25	30	28	25	31	28	25	31	26	25	30	27	24	28
Chill °C (?)	33	30	26	32	30	26	32	30	25	32	30	26	34	29	26	32	29	25	31	30	25	29
Sunrise	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13
Sunset	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	-	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE	-	0.5 N	0.7 NE	-	0.4 NNE	0.6 NE	0.1 N	1.1 NE	0.7 NE	-	1.4 NE	0.7 NE	0.2 ENE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.5 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 ENE
Period (s)	6	-	7	7	-	6	6	-	7	6	6	7	7	-	8	7	9	7	8	7	9	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	-	0.4 N	0.2 N	-	-	0.2 N	-	-	0.1 N	-	0.4 NNE	0.2 N	-	0.4 N	0.2 N	0.1 NE	-	-	-	-	0.1 N
Period (s)	6	-	7	7	-	-	7	-	-	6	-	7	6	-	7	7	7	-	-	-	-	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	1.3 ENE	-	-	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	-	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	-	0.8 NE	-	-	1.8 NE	-	-	0.6 NE	-	-	-	0.3 ENE	0.3 W
Period (s)	-	5	-	-	5	7	-	5	6	-	5	-	-	6	-	-	6	-	-	-	4	3

	Thursday 04					Friday 05								Saturday 06								Sun
	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland
Rating	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 NE	0.8 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period(s)	6	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	6	6	6
Energy	31	26	80	154	212	188	125	72	48	32	61	87	165	200	110	67	44	40	90	119	139	114
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off
Tide State	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		11:22AM 0.18					12:55AM 0.21				12:41PM 0.19				1:28AM 0.22				2:06PM 0.20
Low Tide / height (m)	6:14AM 0.14			5:59PM 0.11					7:03AM 0.14				6:47PM 0.13				7:45AM 0.13				7:40PM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	risk thund- der	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	-
Temp. °C	30	33	30	28	26	26	25	25	31	32	30	28	26	25	24	24	30	32	30	27	25	25
Chill °C (?)	30	33	30	28	26	26	25	25	31	32	30	28	26	25	24	24	30	32	30	27	25	25
Sunrise	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 NE	0.1 E	-	-	0.3 N	1.3 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.1 N	-	-	-	0.5 N	1.0 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.7 NE	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE
Period (s)	6	8	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	-	-	-	6	7	6	6	-	-	-	-	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNE	0.1 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	7	6	6	7	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	7	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	-	0.5 E	-	-	0.6 NE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	0.5 E	0.2 ESE	-	0.8 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.2 ENE
Period (s)	-	6	5	6	7	-	4	-	-	6	5	6	7	7	4	3	-	6	5	6	6	6

	Thursday 04	Friday 05
	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland	Palma Real Mainland
Rating	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE
Period(s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Energy	37	39	31	31	30	26	45	65	80	110	123	154	170	194	212	212	188	188	142	147	125	99
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						11:22AM 0.18													12:55AM 0.21
Low Tide / height (m)	6:14AM 0.14											5:59PM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	27	29	30	31	32	33	33	32	30	30	30	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25
Chill °C (?)	27	29	30	31	32	33	33	32	30	30	30	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25
Sunrise	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.2 ENE	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 N	0.4 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N	0.3 N
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.9 NE	1.1 NE	1.3 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.4 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	1.5 ENE	-	-	-	0.5 E	0.5 E	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	-	-	-	4	4	4

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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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