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Playa Grande Surf Forecast
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Playa Grande surf Forecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 CST
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Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is 29.7°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 28.5 °C max: 30.0 °C min: 27.0 °C)
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Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is 29.7°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 28.5 °C max: 30.0 °C min: 27.0 °C)
How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 12AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thu 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 104 | 104 | 444 | 437 | 184 | 184 | 303 | 296 | 290 | 221 | 240 | 252 | 455 | 607 | 607 | 444 | 434 | 291 | 381 | 452 | 595 | 432 | 427 | 376 | 521 | 687 | 270 | 171 | 262 | 322 | 414 | 657 | 565 | 512 | 284 | 262 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 238 | 224 | 183 | 108 | 149 | 191 | 231 | 284 | 287 | 228 | 151 | 764 | 151 | 160 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:09PM 2.39 | 3:37AM 2.18 | 3:44PM 2.40 | 4:12AM 2.17 | 4:18PM 2.39 | 4:47AM 2.13 | 4:54PM 2.34 | 5:25AM 2.08 | 5:33PM 2.29 | 6:06AM 2.03 | 6:16PM 2.22 | 6:54AM 1.99 | 7:07PM 2.14 | 7:51AM 1.98 | 8:07PM 2.07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:29PM 0.26 | 9:33AM 0.42 | 10:04PM 0.25 | 10:07AM 0.43 | 10:39PM 0.26 | 10:42AM 0.46 | 11:16PM 0.30 | 11:20AM 0.51 | 11:56PM 0.36 | 12:02PM 0.57 | 12:41AM 0.43 | 12:53PM 0.64 | 1:34AM 0.50 | 1:55PM 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thu 02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
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