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Playa Jaco surf Forecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 CST
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Playa Jaco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Jaco sea temperature is 29.6°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.2 °C max: 30.2 °C min: 27.8 °C)
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Playa Jaco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Jaco sea temperature is 29.6°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 29.2 °C max: 30.2 °C min: 27.8 °C)
How big are the waves at Playa Jaco today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Jaco at 11AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Playa Jaco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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| Energy (?) | 432 | 379 | 444 | 600 | 587 | 580 | 567 | 527 | 508 | 496 | 489 | 489 | 483 | 353 | 344 | 326 | 318 | 309 | 255 | 305 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 261 | 596 | 932 | 782 | 424 | 479 | 503 | 721 | 897 | 954 | 954 | 847 | 612 | 597 | 915 | 904 | 904 | 892 | 892 | 881 | 746 | 619 | 394 | 716 | 892 | 1042 | 1179 | 991 | 978 | 1051 | 867 | 904 | 1024 | 1193 | 1616 | 1576 | 1557 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:50AM 2.10 | 9:08PM 2.10 | 10:01AM 2.04 | 10:21PM 2.03 | 11:10AM 2.08 | 11:30PM 2.05 | 12:07PM 2.17 | 12:27AM 2.12 | 12:52PM 2.30 | 1:14AM 2.22 | 1:32PM 2.42 | 1:55AM 2.31 | 2:08PM 2.53 | 2:32AM 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:31AM 0.65 | 2:59PM 0.88 | 3:37AM 0.77 | 4:13PM 0.95 | 4:45AM 0.81 | 5:23PM 0.92 | 5:46AM 0.79 | 6:21PM 0.82 | 6:35AM 0.73 | 7:08PM 0.69 | 7:18AM 0.66 | 7:49PM 0.56 | 7:56AM 0.59 | 8:25PM 0.44 | 8:32AM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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