Surf Forecast Surf Report

El Carmen surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 19 Apr 2025 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
El Carmen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Carmen sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Carmen today?

The current surf forecast for El Carmen at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at El Carmen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151515151514141414181819192018171717181919171717171717171716161616161616161514141515151515161618181818181817171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)24822717617417117117117116916724115115716117518125326030529542444461081167166368769580799898696369167467466673984384372944943736257659251652353055155849755367784284212451377147914441578
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoffglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
glassonononglasscrossglassoffglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40AM
2.01
6:47PM
2.14
7:27AM
1.94
7:37PM
2.06
8:24AM
1.92
8:38PM
2.01
9:31AM
1.97
9:50PM
2.01
10:38AM
2.11
11:02PM
2.08
11:39AM
2.30
12:06AM
2.21
12:33PM
2.52
1:03AM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:29AM
0.54
12:35PM
0.76
1:13AM
0.63
1:23PM
0.84
2:05AM
0.70
2:26PM
0.89
3:07AM
0.73
3:40PM
0.87
4:13AM
0.70
4:54PM
0.75
5:16AM
0.60
5:59PM
0.56
6:13AM
0.47
6:55PM
0.33
7:06AM
0.32
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise-5:28-------5:28-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:24--
Sunset----5:50-------5:50-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------5:51-------
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Rain (mm)
--------------3-------21------35------32--2-----------------
Temp. °C272730313029292928272930302929292827293030292828272729292929272827272929292928282727292929292928282729303029292827272829
Feels °C (?)282831323231333231303131313233333129313231323232303032313032313230303331303232323130333130323332323133323232333231303231
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