The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and semi glassy right now for Playa Jacó, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    78° NNW @ 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:44am / 12:08pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW2.2ft @ 18s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 4
FRI 5
SAT 6
SUN 7
MON 8
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and fair at 12pm on Wed 9/3
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND S 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (223) 2.6 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY S (191) 3.4 ft @ 9 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide, 6.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Sep 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    2ft
    18s
    SW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    3.2ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    3.1ft
    16s
    SW
  • Best Board for Thursday
  • Friday, Sep 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NW
    3mph
    3.6ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    3.6ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    3.7ft
    15s
    SW
  • Saturday, Sep 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    N
    6mph
    3.5ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    3.5ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    SSW
    2mph
    3.3ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Sunday, Sep 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    ESE
    9mph
    3.1ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    ESE
    11mph
    3.1ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SE
    8mph
    2.9ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Best Surf Trip
    Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
  • Monday, Sep 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    2.7ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    10mph
    2.6ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    2.3ft
    14s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 4, 2025 @ 1:27am.
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