The surf forecast is 6-9 ft and glassy right now for Playitas, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    76° NW @ 2mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    3:08am / 9:38am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW5ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 16
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 6-9 ft and clean at 6am on Mon 9/15
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND N 1 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (208) 4 ft @ 18 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (215) 2.6 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide, 5.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Sep 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8+ ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    5ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    5-8 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    4.9ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    SE
    1mph
    4.8ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Best Board for Tuesday
  • Wednesday, Sep 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    clean
    NNW
    1mph
    5.2ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    5-7+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    4.8ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    fair
    ENE
    4mph
    4.7ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Sep 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7 ft
    clean
    ENE
    1mph
    4.8ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    4.7ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    W
    2mph
    3.9ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Friday, Sep 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    fair
    WNW
    6mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    W
    3mph
    3.3ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    N
    1mph
    3.3ft
    13s
    SSW
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  • Saturday, Sep 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    2mph
    3.1ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    3.4ft
    12s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-North-East to North, and was updated Sep 15, 2025 @ 7:23pm.
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