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Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf break

Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 03 Apr 2025 CST
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Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) this week:

The surf forecast for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Apr 03) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) in the next 12 days are 0.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Apr 10) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Apr 04) at 3PM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Thu 3rd Apr)1.5ft (0.5m) 14s
Best Surf12PM (Thu 10th Apr)2ft (0.6m) 18s
Most Powerful12PM (Thu 10th Apr)2ft (0.6m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) over the next 12 days.

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Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131314121212131316151515141313131320181817161616151415161614141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9767626162683939404444646056104898861605998166252350261302255174167171245245132130130123
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
SSE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
S
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
5
NNE
5
E
10
NW
0
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
25
ENE
35
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrossoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offonglassglasscrossglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
2.52
7:10AM
2.21
7:31PM
2.32
8:11AM
2.06
8:34PM
2.14
9:21AM
1.95
9:45PM
2.01
10:35AM
1.93
10:59PM
1.96
11:44AM
1.98
12:05AM
1.98
12:39PM
2.07
12:59AM
2.03
1:23PM
2.18
1:44AM
2.10
2:02PM
2.27
2:24AM
2.16
2:37PM
2.35
3:00AM
2.20
3:11PM
2.40
3:36AM
2.22
3:45PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.23
12:59AM
0.20
1:14PM
0.40
1:57AM
0.37
2:17PM
0.57
3:03AM
0.52
3:30PM
0.69
4:14AM
0.60
4:47PM
0.73
5:23AM
0.62
5:57PM
0.69
6:21AM
0.59
6:53PM
0.61
7:08AM
0.54
7:39PM
0.51
7:49AM
0.49
8:18PM
0.41
8:26AM
0.44
8:55PM
0.33
9:01AM
0.41
9:30PM
0.27
9:35AM
0.40
10:04PM
0.25
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Sunrise5:39--5:37--5:37--5:37--5:35--5:35--5:35--5:35--5:33--5:33--5:33--5:31--
Sunset-5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53--5:53-
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Rain (mm)
-------11--4--3---------------------
Temp. °C313228313227313028293128293128323430323429313229323328313328303228303027
Feels °C (?)323430333326343129323431323331323433293230323328282925272925272925272725

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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Information about the Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Potrero Grande (Ollie's Point) is 45 km (28 miles) from San Juan del Sur. If you plan a holiday in Guanacaste, look for hotels and other accommodation in San Juan del Sur. San Juan del Sur has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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