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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	Thu	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 31			Thursday 01
	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	Indicas Great Abaco	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Egg Island Eleuthera	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Punta Roca Caribbean	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Chacahua Oaxaca	Punta Roca Caribbean	Mariatos Veraguas	Playa Negra Limon	Punta Canoas Caribbean	Hammerhead Nayarit	Playa Negra Limon	Barre de Navidad Jalisco
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 NE	1.3 NNE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 NE	1.6 NE	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 NNE	1.4 NE	2.3 NE	1.4 NNE	0.4 ESE	1.9 NE	0.6 S	1.5 ENE	1.7 NNE	0.7 S	1.3 ENE	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	8	11	8	8	12	8	15	15	13	12	12	8	8	10	9	7	12	8	7	9	8	7
Energy(?)	304	443	261	239	243	363	169	36	266	250	547	288	716	508	68	405	143	315	247	150	224	120
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		7:03AM 0.24	4:48PM 0.25		7:17AM 0.31		1:29AM 0.90		6:43PM 0.12		8:19AM 0.45		7:52PM 0.07		3:34PM 0.88		9:45AM 0.54		9:12PM 0.92	7:13AM 1.12		12:55AM 2.45
Low Tide / height (m)	11:37PM 0.09	11:55AM 0.16		12:01AM -0.05				7:42AM 0.27	2:54PM 0.07	12:38AM -0.05		4:06PM 0.02	1:03AM -0.05	9:55AM 0.20		10:08PM -0.15		6:11PM -0.07	1:47AM 0.69		2:43PM -0.07	6:33PM 0.38
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	risk thund- der	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	4	-	-	3	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	4	-
High °C	27	22	26	26	23	26	25	27	28	24	23	26	26	17	27	26	29	27	26	24	26	23
Low °C	25	22	26	24	19	26	24	26	27	22	23	26	25	17	27	25	27	25	26	24	25	22
Chill °C (?)	27	22	26	26	23	26	25	27	28	24	23	26	26	16	27	26	29	27	26	24	26	23
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	7:07	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:52	-	-	7:09	-	-	6:35	-	-	7:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:29	-	-	6:17	-	-	6:08	-	-	6:21	-	-	6:21	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 NE	1.3 NNE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.9 NE	1.6 NE	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.4 NNE	1.4 NE	-	0.9 NE	0.5 S	-	0.6 S	1.5 ENE	-	0.7 S	1.3 ENE	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	8	11	8	8	12	8	15	6	13	12	12	8	-	10	7	-	12	8	-	9	8	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.8 E	-	0.4 NE	0.3 E	-	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 E	-	-	-	0.4 SE	-	0.3 SW	-	-	0.3 SW	0.7 N	0.4 SSE
Period (s)	-	9	-	8	9	-	12	15	7	7	8	-	-	-	7	-	12	-	-	19	6	8
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.5 N	-	0.4 NW	-	-	0.6 NNE	-	-	-	-	2.3 NE	1.4 NNE	-	1.9 NE	-	-	1.7 NNE	1.5 NNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	7	-	3	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	8	10	-	7	-	-	7	6	-	-

	Thu	Friday 26								Saturday 27								Sunday 28
	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Egg Island Eleuthera	Indicas Great Abaco	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	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Puerto Sandino Leon Province
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 ENE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	0.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	11	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	12	11	11	8	8	15	15	14	15
Energy(?)	315	304	304	304	281	527	322	282	224	239	239	286	340	359	294	321	338	346	255	306	257	111
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)					7:03AM 0.24	11:51AM 0.82							7:17AM 0.31	12:33PM 0.85						4:00AM 0.87
Low Tide / height (m)		11:48PM -0.06						6:16PM 0.16		12:01AM -0.05								12:17AM -0.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	26	25	25	25	23	22	22	26	25	25	24	25	22	24	23	26	25	25	24	25	30
Chill °C (?)	25	26	25	25	25	23	22	22	26	25	25	24	25	22	24	23	26	25	25	24	25	30
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 NNE	1.0 NNE	0.9 NNE	1.3 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.1 NE	1.6 NE	1.6 NE	0.6 WNW	0.7 NW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	11	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	12	11	11	8	8	15	15	14	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 E	0.8 E	0.7 E	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.4 NE	0.6 NNE	0.8 NNE	0.6 E	0.3 E	0.3 N	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	4	-	-	15	14	8	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	0.4 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

	Thursday 25	Friday 26
	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica	Playa Negra Limon	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Egg Island Eleuthera	Indicas Great Abaco	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	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Jensen Beach Florida - South	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Barre de Navidad Jalisco	Puerto Sandino Leon Province
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.5 ENE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	0.7 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.3 NNE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	11	10	10	8	8	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	322	304	304	304	304	93	220	271	304	304	304	304	304	449	198	191	274	274	136	137	138	128
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross	glass	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)													7:03AM 0.24
Low Tide / height (m)					11:48PM -0.06												11:55AM 0.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	27	27	27	26	23	22	22	25	25	25	25	24	22	20	21	26	26	28	28	28	32
Chill °C (?)	25	27	27	27	26	23	22	22	25	25	25	25	24	22	20	21	26	26	28	28	28	32
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.5 ENE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	0.7 E	1.0 E	0.9 E	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.5 NE	1.3 NNE	0.9 NE	0.9 NE	1.4 NE	1.4 NE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SSE	0.4 SW
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	11	10	10	8	8	10	10	10	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.5 NNE	0.8 NNE	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 E	0.4 E	0.4 E	-	-	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	6	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	9	8	8	-	-	12	12	13	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 E
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3

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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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