The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and semi glassy right now for Playa Cocles, Costa Rica

WEATHER FORECAST
79° W @ 5mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
6:33am / 12:16pm
BUOY FORECAST
NE5.6ft @ 9s
WATER TEMP
84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

WED 12

THU 13

FRI 14

SAT 15

SUN 16

7am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 4-5+ ft and fair at 7am on Wed 8/12

WINDW 5 mph

PRIMARYNE (52) 5.6 ft @ 9 sec

SECONDARYSE (125) 0.3 ft @ 8 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Low Tide,-0.2 ft

Forecast Details

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History

Wednesday, Aug 12
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-5+ ft
clean

W

5mph
5.5ft
9s
NE
12pm
4-5 ft
choppy

N

8mph
5.6ft
9s
NE
6pm
4-5 ft
clean

N

4mph
5.3ft
9s
NE

Thursday, Aug 13
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-5 ft
clean

W

6mph
4.7ft
9s
NE
12pm
3-4 ft
fair

NNW

5mph
4.3ft
8s
NE
6pm
2-4 ft
fair

NW

5mph
3.9ft
8s
NE

Friday, Aug 14
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-3+ ft
fair

W

5mph
3.6ft
8s
NE
12pm
3+ ft
choppy

N

8mph
3.5ft
8s
NE
6pm
2-3+ ft
fair

NW

5mph
3.5ft
8s
NE

Saturday, Aug 15
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
fair

WNW

6mph
4.5ft
9s
NE
12pm
4-5+ ft
choppy

NW

12mph
5.7ft
9s
NE
6pm
4-6+ ft
choppy

NW

10mph
6.7ft
9s
NE

Sunday, Aug 16
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
5-7+ ft
choppy

WNW

9mph
7.6ft
10s
NE
12pm
5-7 ft
choppy

NNW

9mph
7.3ft
10s
NE
6pm
4-7 ft
fair

W

8mph
7.2ft
9s
NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-5+ ft clean	W 5mph	5.5ft 9s NE
12pm	4-5 ft choppy	N 8mph	5.6ft 9s NE
6pm	4-5 ft clean	N 4mph	5.3ft 9s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft clean	W 6mph	4.7ft 9s NE
12pm	3-4 ft fair	NNW 5mph	4.3ft 8s NE
6pm	2-4 ft fair	NW 5mph	3.9ft 8s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3+ ft fair	W 5mph	3.6ft 8s NE
12pm	3+ ft choppy	N 8mph	3.5ft 8s NE
6pm	2-3+ ft fair	NW 5mph	3.5ft 8s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft fair	WNW 6mph	4.5ft 9s NE
12pm	4-5+ ft choppy	NW 12mph	5.7ft 9s NE
6pm	4-6+ ft choppy	NW 10mph	6.7ft 9s NE

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	5-7+ ft choppy	WNW 9mph	7.6ft 10s NE
12pm	5-7 ft choppy	NNW 9mph	7.3ft 10s NE
6pm	4-7 ft fair	W 8mph	7.2ft 9s NE

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This forecast is for North-North-East facing beaches, and was updated Aug 12, 2026 @ 1:32am.

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