EXCELLENT 9.5
Playa Hermosa (Guanacaste)
Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Right now
· Swell SW 0.5m 10sGood conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Waist high0.8–1.2m
Smooth, clean waves· 10s
Wind
Some wind, but waves still clean15kph
E · gusts 27kph
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
12:0015:0018:00
Tides
Today
▼09:59 PM1.2m
Today's Tides · Friday, March 20, 2026
Now1.19m↗ Rising
▼
Low Tide
09:59 PM
1.19m
Not enough data for chart
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
0.8–1.3m face · Avg 9s
Primary swell SW · 0.7m · 8s
Sat, Mar 21
0.8-1.3m
24h
7.5s
0.8-1.3m
03h
7s
0.8-1.3m
06h
7s
0.8-1.3m
09h
10.6s
0.8-1.2m
12h
10.8s
0.8-1.2m
15h
10.7s
0.8-1.2m
18h
10.6s
0.8-1.2m
21h
10.6s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Cross-shore (estimate) · mixed
Sat, Mar 21
5.1
↘
24h
SE
6.4
↗
03h
ENE
10.1
→
06h
E
22
↗
09h
ENE
9.7
↗
12h
NE
10.9
↖
15h
NW
8.1
↘
18h
SSE
14.4
→
21h
E
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label
Recommendations by Level
EXCELLENT
Good size · long period · Good wind⏰Best: 24:00 · 03:00
No specific guidance for this level.
Tide chart, wave forecast, and surf conditions for Playa Hermosa (Guanacaste). Check tide times, wave height, wind direction, and best surf windows.
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