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Playa Grande - Guanacaste Surf Report and Forecast

Latest Conditions and Today's Tides

Swell

3.5ft @ 14secs
188°

Wind

4mph
157° -

Temperature

Sea 86°f    Air 81°f
 
 

Tides, sunrise and sunset at Bahia de Culebra
Hours from midnight
First Light: 4:56am - Sunrise: 5:19am
Sunset: 6:01pm - Last Light 6:24pm
(Bahia de Culebra - 24.6mi away) [Help]
high 5:38am 8.2ft
low 11:32am 1.2ft
high 5:45pm 8.3ft
low 11:55pm 0.7ft
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5pm
Thu 24th
May
3 ft Offshore
Wind
today was a bit smaller this morning but real clean, light offshore winds! this afternoon when the tide started to come in the waves got better and the wind was still perfect. was crowded also. sets
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Playa Grande - Guanacaste Long Range Surf ForecastTry New Forecast Layout

  Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
  6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm 6am 12pm 6pm
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Swell Height
Swell Period Wind
Swell Chart Period Chart Wind Chart
Chart Region:  
    Swell Rating   Prob Height Period Dir Wind (Gust) Weather
Fri
05/25  
12am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 188°
5 5
mph
SE - Cross/offshore - 135° Thundery 81f
  3am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 188°
4 4
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 157° Mostly Clear 81f
  6am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 188°
4 4
mph
SE - Cross shore - 142° Mostly Sunny 81f
  9am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 188°
1 1
mph
NW - Cross/onshore - 311° Mostly Sunny 83f
  12pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 188°
8 7
mph
WNW - Onshore - 289° Mostly Sunny 84f
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 187°
10 9
mph
WSW - Onshore - 257° Mostly Sunny 84f
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 188°
8 8
mph
SW - Onshore - 232° Mostly Sunny 83f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 188°
4 4
mph
SW - Onshore - 226° Thundery 82f
Sat
05/26  
12am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3.5ft
14secs 187°
2 2
mph
WSW - Onshore - 258° Thundery 82f
  3am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
13secs 187°
3 3
mph
NNW - Cross shore - 330° Thunderstorms 82f
  6am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
13secs 187°
5 6
mph
NE - Offshore - 36° Thunderstorms 82f
  9am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
17secs 230°
4 4
mph
NNE - Offshore - 29° Mostly Sunny 83f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 90% 2.5ft
16secs 230°
3 3
mph
W - Onshore - 280° Mostly Sunny 86f
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 90% 2.5ft
16secs 231°
12 11
mph
W - Onshore - 268° Mostly Sunny 84f
  6pm
Star Star Star Grey Star
Warning 70% 2.5ft
16secs 230°
8 8
mph
SW - Onshore - 234° Thunderstorms 83f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 70% 2.5ft
15secs 230°
3 3
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 331° Thunderstorms 82f
Sun
05/27  
12am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 95% 3ft
15secs 231°
3 4
mph
NNE - Offshore - 22° Thunderstorms 82f
  3am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 95% 3ft
15secs 229°
5 5
mph
ENE - Offshore - 65° Thunderstorms 82f
  6am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
15secs 230°
7 7
mph
ENE - Offshore - 70° Thunderstorms 81f
  9am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
15secs 230°
7 8
mph
NE - Offshore - 51° Thunderstorms 83f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
15secs 229°
2 2
mph
NNW - Cross/offshore - 345° Thunderstorms 85f
  3pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 3ft
14secs 229°
10 9
mph
WSW - Onshore - 258° Thundery 84f
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 3ft
14secs 229°
9 9
mph
SW - Onshore - 227° Thunderstorms 83f
  9pm
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
14secs 229°
4 4
mph
S - Onshore - 172° Thundery 83f
Mon
05/28  
12am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
14secs 228°
1 2
mph
SE - Cross/offshore - 133° Thunderstorms 82f
  3am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
14secs 228°
2 2
mph
SE - Cross/offshore - 138° Thunderstorms 82f
  6am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
14secs 189°
5 5
mph
ESE - Offshore - 109° Thunderstorms 81f
  9am
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 3ft
14secs 189°
3 4
mph
ENE - Offshore - 75° Thundery 83f
  12pm
Star Star Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
14secs 187°
5 4
mph
W - Onshore - 279° Thundery 85f
  3pm
Star Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
14secs 190°
13 12
mph
W - Onshore - 261° Mostly Sunny 84f
  6pm
Star Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
14secs 191°
8 8
mph
WSW - Onshore - 239° Mostly Sunny 83f
  9pm
Star Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 190°
5 6
mph
SSW - Onshore - 205° Thundery 83f
Tue
05/29  
12am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 190°
4 4
mph
SW - Onshore - 219° Thundery 82f
  3am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 189°
4 4
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 154° Thunderstorms 82f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 189°
2 2
mph
NW - Cross shore - 326° Thunderstorms 82f
  9am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 189°
3 2
mph
NW - Cross shore - 321° Thundery 83f
  12pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 189°
8 8
mph
W - Onshore - 270° Thundery 84f
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2.5ft
13secs 193°
12 11
mph
WSW - Onshore - 254° Thundery 83f
  6pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 191°
7 7
mph
WSW - Onshore - 244° Thundery 83f
  9pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 192°
5 6
mph
SW - Onshore - 224° Thundery 82f
Wed
05/30  
12am
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 191°
6 6
mph
SSW - Onshore - 199° Thunderstorms 82f
  3am
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 191°
5 6
mph
SW - Onshore - 217° Thunderstorms 82f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 191°
4 5
mph
SW - Onshore - 220° Thunderstorms 82f
  9am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 191°
3 3
mph
SW - Onshore - 218° Thundery 83f
  12pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 191°
8 7
mph
WSW - Onshore - 256° Thundery 84f
  3pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 191°
9 9
mph
WSW - Onshore - 258° Thundery 83f
  6pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 193°
6 6
mph
W - Onshore - 260° Thundery 83f
  9pm
Star Star
Warning 100% 2ft
14secs 228°
4 4
mph
SSW - Onshore - 194° Thundery 83f
Thu
05/31  
12am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2ft
14secs 228°
7 8
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 168° Thundery 82f
  3am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 227°
6 7
mph
SSE - Cross/onshore - 165° Thundery 81f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 100% 2ft
13secs 228°
7 7
mph
SE - Cross shore - 145° Thundery 81f
  9am
Star Star
Warning 100% 1.5ft
13secs 229°
6 7
mph
SE - Cross shore - 144° Thundery 82f
  12pm
Star Grey Star
Warning 95% 2ft
13secs 228°
8 9
mph
SSW - Onshore - 203° Thundery 84f
  3pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 95% 2ft
13secs 229°
12 12
mph
SSW - Onshore - 211° Thundery 84f
  6pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 95% 2ft
13secs 228°
10 11
mph
SSW - Onshore - 197° Thundery 83f
  9pm
Grey Star Grey Star
Warning 95% 2ft
13secs 228°
9 10
mph
S - Onshore - 178° Thunderstorms 83f
Long Range Regional Forecast (Guanacaste)
Fri
06/1  
12am
Star Star Star
Warning 90% 3ft
13secs 202°
5
mph
SE - Cross/offshore - 127° Thunderstorms 82f
  3am
Star Star Star
Warning 90% 3ft
13secs 202°
5
mph
SE - Cross/offshore - 127° Thunderstorms 82f
  6am
Star Star
Warning 75% 3ft
12secs 202°
7
mph
SE - Cross/offshore - 127° Thundery 81f
  9am
Star Star
Warning 75% 3ft
12secs 202°
7
mph
SE - Cross/offshore - 127° Thundery 81f
  12pm
Star Star Star
70% 3.5ft
13secs 202°
4
mph
SW - Onshore - 225° Thundery 84f
  3pm
Star Star Star
70% 3.5ft
13secs 202°
4
mph
SW - Onshore - 225° Thundery 84f
  6pm
Star Star Star
Warning 75% 3ft
13secs 209°
2
mph
ENE - Offshore - 70° Thunderstorms 82f
  9pm
Star Star Star
Warning 75% 3ft
13secs 209°
2
mph
ENE - Offshore - 70° Thunderstorms 82f
Sat
06/2  
12am
Star Star Star
Warning 80% 3ft
13secs 213°
2
mph
NE - Offshore - 43° Thundery 84f
  3am
Star Star Star
Warning 80% 3ft
13secs 213°
2
mph
NE - Offshore - 43° Thundery 84f
  6am
Star Star Star
80% 4ft
13secs 209°
4
mph
NNW - Cross shore - 330° Thunderstorms 79f
  9am
Star Star Star
80% 4ft
13secs 209°
4
mph
NNW - Cross shore - 330° Thunderstorms 79f
  12pm
Star Star Star
Warning 72% 3.5ft
13secs 217°
4
mph
NW - Cross/onshore - 317° Thunderstorms 79f
  3pm
Star Star Star
Warning 72% 3.5ft
13secs 217°
4
mph
NW - Cross/onshore - 317° Thunderstorms 79f
  6pm
Star Star Star
Warning 29% 3.5ft
12secs 217°
5
mph
NW - Cross/onshore - 311° Thundery Showers 83f
  9pm
Star Star Star
Warning 29% 3.5ft
12secs 217°
5
mph
NW - Cross/onshore - 311° Thundery Showers 83f
Sun
06/3  
12am
Star Star Star Star Star
Warning 86% 4ft
16secs 217°
2
mph
ENE - Offshore - 66° Thundery Showers 83f
  3am
Star Star Star Star Star
Warning 86% 4ft
16secs 217°
2
mph
ENE - Offshore - 66° Thundery Showers 83f
  6am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 50% 3.5ft
13secs 219°
4
mph
ENE - Offshore - 78° Showers 79f
  9am
Star Star Star Star
Warning 50% 3.5ft
13secs 219°
4
mph
ENE - Offshore - 78° Showers 79f
  12pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 60% 3ft
16secs 217°
1
mph
SSE - Cross shore - 149° Showers 79f
  3pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 60% 3ft
16secs 217°
1
mph
SSE - Cross shore - 149° Showers 79f
  6pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 70% 4ft
14secs 219°
1
mph
ESE - Offshore - 112° Thundery Showers 83f
  9pm
Star Star Star Star
Warning 70% 4ft
14secs 219°
1
mph
ESE - Offshore - 112° Thundery Showers 83f
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Last Model Run: 24th May 2012 6:00pm
Last Update: 25th May 2012 5:50am
All times local time (CT) unless otherwise stated.
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