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Playa Grande surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 23 Apr 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 10AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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| Energy (?) | 748 | 739 | 739 | 945 | 843 | 917 | 917 | 832 | 649 | 482 | 647 | 561 | 740 | 780 | 608 | 530 | 632 | 641 | 435 | 566 | 559 | 589 | 662 | 540 | 640 | 516 | 662 | 1068 | 1055 | 1099 | 1152 | 1228 | 1223 | 1223 | 1269 | 1330 | 1514 | 1532 | 1714 | 1532 | 1346 | 1299 | 1055 | 986 | 688 | 758 | 679 | 582 | 637 | 534 | 520 | 446 | 554 | 605 | 589 | 574 | 543 | 462 | 456 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 2.00 | 10:54PM 1.98 | 11:31AM 2.19 | 11:58PM 2.09 | 12:26PM 2.40 | 12:56AM 2.23 | 1:18PM 2.60 | 1:48AM 2.36 | 2:07PM 2.75 | 2:39AM 2.46 | 2:56PM 2.83 | 3:28AM 2.51 | 3:44PM 2.83 | 4:17AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:06AM 0.65 | 4:46PM 0.71 | 5:08AM 0.57 | 5:51PM 0.53 | 6:06AM 0.44 | 6:49PM 0.32 | 6:59AM 0.31 | 7:41PM 0.13 | 7:50AM 0.18 | 8:30PM -0.03 | 8:40AM 0.08 | 9:19PM -0.12 | 9:29AM 0.05 | 10:07PM -0.13 | 10:19AM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 |
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