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Playa Grande surf Forecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 CST
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Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is 29.7°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 28.5 °C max: 30.0 °C min: 27.0 °C)
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Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is 29.7°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 28.5 °C max: 30.0 °C min: 27.0 °C)


How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 2AM is: 0.4m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131319191319191812181818181817171616161616161617181515161516161615151514141414141414141414131814141415161412151114141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)444437184184303296290221240252455607607444434291381452595432427376521687270171262416493657565512284262309305305305305301248248245238224215418149191231284287228186795151160162149206
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSE
15
E
20
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
W
20
SW
20
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
2.18
3:44PM
2.40
4:12AM
2.17
4:18PM
2.39
4:47AM
2.13
4:54PM
2.34
5:25AM
2.08
5:33PM
2.29
6:06AM
2.03
6:16PM
2.22
6:54AM
1.99
7:07PM
2.14
7:51AM
1.98
8:07PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
0.26
9:33AM
0.42
10:04PM
0.25
10:07AM
0.43
10:39PM
0.26
10:42AM
0.46
11:16PM
0.30
11:20AM
0.51
11:56PM
0.36
12:02PM
0.57
12:41AM
0.43
12:53PM
0.64
1:34AM
0.50
1:55PM
0.69
2:34AM
0.54
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:24-------5:24-------5:24
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-----
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Rain (mm)
---------------1--------111-----122-----11------------------
Temp. °C302827273034333129272626303129293027272630323029282827272929302928272727293030292827272729312929282827262931292928282727
Feels °C (?)332828283033353227272628323230313127292831333130303232313230313131303131333232303030323132333031303231293132303130323030

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