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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    77° NE @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    9:14am / 3:15am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW3.2ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 16
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
2am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 2am on Tue 6/16
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNE 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (213) 3.2 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (223) 1.6 ft @ 21 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide,7.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Jun 16
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    2mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    1.6ft
    21s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    ESE
    4mph
    2.3ft
    19s
    SW
  • Wednesday, Jun 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    2.2ft
    19s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    2.5ft
    18s
    SW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    SSW
    1mph
    3.1ft
    18s
    SW
  • Thursday, Jun 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    2.3ft
    18s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    3.4ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NNW
    2mph
    2.6ft
    16s
    SW
  • Friday, Jun 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    2.6ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    2.5ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    1mph
    3.1ft
    12s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Jun 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    3.6ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    3.8ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    SW
    0mph
    3.7ft
    15s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated Jun 16, 2026 @ 1:22am.
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