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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	Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26			Wednesday 27			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	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	1.0 ENE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE	1.3 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	1.6 NE	1.4 ENE	0.6 NE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.5 NE	1.4 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE
Period(s)	5	4	6	6	5	7	7	5	7	6	6	7	6	5	7	7	5	7	7	5	7	7
Energy	24	19	68	17	18	162	47	83	201	40	154	203	31	133	241	47	124	172	42	98	163	52
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		2:08PM 0.24	2:46AM 0.23		3:28PM 0.25		3:31AM 0.24	4:31PM 0.26		4:11AM 0.25	5:24PM 0.27		4:46AM 0.25		6:07PM 0.27	5:18AM 0.24		6:45PM 0.26	5:49AM 0.23		7:19PM 0.25	6:19AM 0.22
Low Tide / height (m)			8:17PM 0.08	8:45AM 0.08		9:20PM 0.11	9:42AM 0.07		10:18PM 0.13	10:32AM 0.07		11:10PM 0.14	11:16AM 0.06		11:56PM 0.15	11:55AM 0.06		12:37AM 0.15		12:31PM 0.05	1:14AM 0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	risk thund- der	risk thund- der	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	1	-
High °C	30	30	26	32	31	26	33	31	27	34	31	27	32	31	27	32	31	26	32	31	26	32
Low °C	30	28	25	31	28	25	31	29	26	31	29	25	31	29	25	31	28	25	31	28	25	31
Chill °C (?)	30	30	26	32	31	26	33	31	27	34	31	27	32	31	27	32	31	26	32	31	26	32
Sunrise	5:15	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13
Sunset	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:10	-	-	6:12	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	1.0 ENE	0.5 NE	0.1 E	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE	-	1.3 ENE	0.7 ENE	-	0.5 N	0.6 NE	-	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE	-	0.6 N	0.6 ENE	-	1.3 ENE	0.7 NE
Period (s)	5	8	6	6	9	7	7	-	7	6	-	7	6	-	7	7	-	6	5	-	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 E	-	-	0.1 E	-	0.4 NNE	0.2 N	-	-	0.4 NE	-	-	0.2 N	-	-	0.2 N	-	-	0.5 NE	-	0.4 NNE	0.2 N
Period (s)	9	-	-	9	-	7	6	-	-	7	-	-	6	-	-	6	-	-	7	-	7	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.7 NE	-	-	0.6 ENE	-	-	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	1.6 NE	1.4 ENE	-	1.5 ENE	0.9 ENE	-	1.5 ENE	1.3 ENE	-	1.4 ENE	0.4 SE	-
Period (s)	-	4	-	-	5	-	-	5	6	-	6	7	-	5	7	-	5	7	-	5	4	-

	Thursday 21							Friday 22								Saturday 23
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.7 NE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.0 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period(s)	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	6	5	6
Energy	62	35	24	16	19	46	61	68	54	36	17	16	18	44	80	162	90	68	47	40	83	149
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	off	glass	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	1:53AM 0.22				2:08PM 0.24				2:46AM 0.23					3:28PM 0.25				3:31AM 0.24				4:31PM 0.26
Low Tide / height (m)			7:42AM 0.09				8:17PM 0.08				8:45AM 0.08					9:20PM 0.11				9:42AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	25	25	30	30	30	28	26	25	25	25	31	32	31	28	26	25	25	25	31	33	31	29
Chill °C (?)	25	25	30	30	30	28	26	25	25	25	31	32	31	28	26	25	25	25	31	33	31	29
Sunrise	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 ENE	0.7 NE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	1.0 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.5 NE	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	1.3 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	5	9	8	-	-	6	6	6	6	9	9	-	-	7	7	7	7	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 N	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 E	0.1 N	-	-	-	0.4 NNE	0.3 NNE	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	9	9	6	-	-	-	-	6	6	9	6	-	-	-	7	7	6	6	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.7 NE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.1 ENE	-	-	-	-	0.7 NE	1.3 ENE	1.5 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	4	5	5	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	6	-	-	-	-	6	5	6

	Thursday 21
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 NE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE
Period(s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5
Energy	93	62	62	50	36	35	28	27	24	24	20	16	17	15	19	25	36	46	48	50	61	61
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		1:53AM 0.22													2:08PM 0.24
Low Tide / height (m)								7:42AM 0.09													8:17PM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	25	25	25	24	24	25	27	29	30	31	31	30	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	25
Chill °C (?)	25	25	25	24	24	25	27	29	30	31	31	30	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	25
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.3 NNE	0.9 ENE	0.9 ENE	0.9 NE	0.7 NE	0.7 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	-	-	-	-	-
Swell2 (m) & direction	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.2 N	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 E	0.1 N	0.1 N	0.1 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	1.1 NE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 NE	0.5 NE	0.6 ENE	0.6 ENE	0.7 NE	0.8 ENE	0.9 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.0 ENE	1.1 ENE	1.1 ENE
Period (s)	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	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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