The surf forecast is 6-8 ft and glassy right now for Playa Grande, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    78° E @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:57am / 8:25am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW3.5ft @ 18s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 15
TUE 16
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-5+ ft and fair at 12pm on Sun 9/14
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND W 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (223) 3.5 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (224) 1.8 ft @ 19 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 2.8 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Monday, Sep 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    3.5ft
    18s
    SW
    12pm
    5-8 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    7mph
    3.5ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    5-8 ft
    clean
    E
    3mph
    4ft
    16s
    SW
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  • Tuesday, Sep 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    ESE
    5mph
    4.2ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    5-8 ft
    clean
    NNE
    2mph
    4.6ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    4mph
    4.5ft
    15s
    SW
  • Wednesday, Sep 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    clean
    E
    5mph
    4.4ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    W
    3mph
    4.4ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    ESE
    5mph
    4.1ft
    15s
    SW
  • Thursday, Sep 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    fair
    ESE
    7mph
    3.7ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    10mph
    3.6ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    S
    10mph
    3.5ft
    14s
    SW
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  • Friday, Sep 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    2.9ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    5.8ft
    8s
    SW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    3.9ft
    7s
    WSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 15, 2025 @ 1:24am.
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