The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for Playa Grande, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    76° SSE @ 8mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:02am / 1:17pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW2.4ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SUN 5
MON 6
TUE 7
WED 8
THU 9
6pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3+ ft and fair at 6pm on Sat 10/4
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SW 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (205) 1.6 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (213) 2.3 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, 1.8 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Sunday, Oct 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SE
    7mph
    1.6ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SW
  • Best Board for Sunday
  • Monday, Oct 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    3.3ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    2.7ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    7mph
    2.7ft
    13s
    SW
  • Tuesday, Oct 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    2.1ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    2.1ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SW
  • Wednesday, Oct 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    2mph
    3.6ft
    9s
    W
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    WNW
    7mph
    3.7ft
    10s
    W
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    3.6ft
    11s
    W
  • Best Surf Trip
    Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
  • Thursday, Oct 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    3.2ft
    10s
    W
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    3.3ft
    10s
    W
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    3.1ft
    10s
    W
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East-North-East, and was updated Oct 5, 2025 @ 7:22am.
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