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Playa Hermosa surf Forecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Apr 2024 CST
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Playa Hermosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Hermosa sea temperature is 29.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.2 °C max: 30.2 °C min: 27.8 °C)
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Playa Hermosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Hermosa sea temperature is 29.8°C (Statistics for 18 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.2 °C max: 30.2 °C min: 27.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Playa Hermosa today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Hermosa at 5PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)152114141420202019191818181818181716161616161616161515151516161616161515151516161616141515141414141413131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)25530521421421426159693278242447950372189795495484761259791590490489289289274662770671610161042117911509789411037879105110931239139313757891092886678678862850701563555523437437437356329318258
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
SE
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
S
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
2.08
11:30PM
2.05
12:07PM
2.17
12:27AM
2.12
12:52PM
2.30
1:14AM
2.22
1:32PM
2.42
1:55AM
2.31
2:08PM
2.53
2:32AM
2.39
2:42PM
2.61
3:08AM
2.44
3:16PM
2.66
3:44AM
2.46
3:50PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23PM
0.92
5:46AM
0.79
6:21PM
0.82
6:35AM
0.73
7:08PM
0.69
7:18AM
0.66
7:49PM
0.56
7:56AM
0.59
8:25PM
0.44
8:32AM
0.52
9:00PM
0.34
9:06AM
0.48
9:35PM
0.28
9:41AM
0.47
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise5:26------5:26-------5:24-------5:24-------5:24-------5:24-------5:22-------5:22----
Sunset--5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------5:47-------5:49-------5:49-
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Rain (mm)
------------2-1----111111---3411----1-------31-----3-------1
Temp. °C293030292928272729292929282727272829292928272727282929282827262728292928282726262829292928282727282929282827272728292929
Feels °C (?)313131333433313033323132333231313331313332313131313130303231303131313131323129293232313332333131323132313331313132323132

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