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Playa Grande surf Forecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 29 Mar 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 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 27.9 °C max: 29.4 °C min: 25.7 °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 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 27.9 °C max: 29.4 °C min: 25.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
NW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414131313131313131313181212121216161616161615161515151414141414141413131413131313121214141218181818181313161616161613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1422111891831801781781781751751361341221181181169612712512512516616215613710684104103103103133118140108888768135989693858310099988211111185959595831271271259192
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
10
NE
15
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
10
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
5
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
0
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NW
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
S
5
S
0
S
5
ESE
0
SW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
0
WNW
5
NE
5
N
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrossononcross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
2.15
5:21PM
2.32
5:45AM
2.06
5:55PM
2.25
6:22AM
1.97
6:34PM
2.18
7:06AM
1.89
7:22PM
2.10
8:00AM
1.84
8:21PM
2.04
9:09AM
1.84
9:34PM
2.02
10:25AM
1.93
10:51PM
2.06
11:36AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08AM
0.45
11:39PM
0.37
11:41AM
0.51
12:16AM
0.44
12:18PM
0.58
12:59AM
0.52
1:02PM
0.66
1:51AM
0.59
2:00PM
0.73
2:54AM
0.63
3:14PM
0.76
4:06AM
0.61
4:35PM
0.70
5:15AM
0.53
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272730323432292624232933323028252423293230292826242428313028282726252830292828282727283030282827272629303029282827262932
Feels °C (?)302828303531262524232733323030242423273329303026242428302927292929283130292929313131323131303131312932313231303230283033

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