The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Playa Grande, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    84° S @ 6mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    10:18pm / 4:12pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW3.6ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 31
SAT 1
SUN 2
MON 3
TUE 4
6pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-5 ft and fair at 6pm on Fri 7/31
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSW (223) 3.6 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWNW (302) 1.3 ft @ 5 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide,6.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Friday, Jul 31
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    3.3ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    3.4ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    3.6ft
    13s
    SW
  • Saturday, Aug 1
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    11mph
    3.5ft
    12s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    8mph
    3.6ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    3.2ft
    12s
    SW
  • Sunday, Aug 2
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    8mph
    3.3ft
    12s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    4mph
    2.3ft
    11s
    SW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    1.9ft
    11s
    WSW
  • Monday, Aug 3
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NE
    5mph
    2.4ft
    14s
    WSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    SW
    2mph
    2.7ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    2.2ft
    13s
    WSW
  • Tuesday, Aug 4
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    3ft
    10s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    NW
    6mph
    1.8ft
    12s
    WSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    ENE
    11mph
    1.6ft
    12s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East-North-East, and was updated Jul 31, 2026 @ 1:49pm.
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