The surf forecast is 5-7+ ft and fairly clean right now for Playa Grande, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    88° E @ 9mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:14pm / 2:05pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    WSW3.8ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 10
FRI 11
SAT 12
SUN 13
MON 14
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 5-7+ ft and clean at 4pm on Thu 9/10
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDE 9 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYWSW (239) 3.8 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSW (193) 1.7 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,6.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Thursday, Sep 10
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    4ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    NNE
    11mph
    3.3ft
    15s
    WSW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    E
    11mph
    3.8ft
    16s
    WSW
  • Friday, Sep 11
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    3.6ft
    16s
    WSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    11mph
    3.4ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    8mph
    3.1ft
    15s
    SW
  • Saturday, Sep 12
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    6mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    WSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    NNW
    5mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    WSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    2.9ft
    14s
    WSW
  • Sunday, Sep 13
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    6mph
    2.7ft
    13s
    WSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    NW
    7mph
    2.6ft
    13s
    WSW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    clean
    E
    13mph
    2.3ft
    13s
    WSW
  • Monday, Sep 14
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    1.8ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    clean
    N
    6mph
    1.8ft
    12s
    SW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    S
    2mph
    1.5ft
    17s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 10, 2026 @ 1:35pm.
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