Surf Forecast Surf Report

Playa El Rey surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 09 Apr 2025 CST
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Playa El Rey surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa El Rey sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa El Rey today?

The current surf forecast for Playa El Rey at 2AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)19s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)142020191918181817171616161616161616161818171716161616161615151514141414141414141414141414141414141313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)248190306446589540694871851102687583481380371071071071953260060012351221976813906906906894684558623614614614482482476476469443363384323328332342347342282222222222273273269242183169150
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
S
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
S
10
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
0
W
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglassoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffglassoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
2.31
1:27PM
2.48
1:48AM
2.40
2:04PM
2.59
2:26AM
2.48
2:38PM
2.67
3:02AM
2.53
3:11PM
2.72
3:36AM
2.56
3:44PM
2.72
4:10AM
2.54
4:18PM
2.68
4:45AM
2.48
4:51PM
2.61
5:19AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
0.61
7:41PM
0.56
7:52AM
0.55
8:19PM
0.44
8:28AM
0.49
8:54PM
0.35
9:02AM
0.46
9:28PM
0.29
9:36AM
0.44
10:01PM
0.28
10:09AM
0.47
10:35PM
0.31
10:42AM
0.52
11:09PM
0.37
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Sunrise---5:28-------5:28-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:26-------5:24-------5:24
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-----
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Rain (mm)
31----2685----293-----333-1---1-----1233412-1248--1--23---1-
Temp. °C272626262829282825242525272827262525252528282827262626262829292827272627292828282727272629292826272726262928282828272626
Feels °C (?)312828293132323228283029313131302928282832323232302929293232333331312931333232333132323034333229313129293332333433313029
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