EXCELLENT 10.0
Playa Sámara
Nicoya, Costa Rica
Right now
· Swell S 0.8m 9sGood conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Chest high1.0–1.6m
Smooth, clean waves· 9s
Wind
Almost no wind — glassy water3kph
WNW
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
24:0003:0006:00
Tides
Today
▼01:10 AM0.7m
▲07:20 AM0.5m
▼01:16 PM0.5m
▲07:29 PM0.6m
Today's Tides · Thursday, April 9, 2026
Now0.62m↘ Falling
▲
High Tide
07:20 AM
0.46m
▲
High Tide
07:29 PM
0.59m
▼
Low Tide
01:10 AM
0.69m
▼
Low Tide
01:16 PM
0.50m
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
1.0–1.6m face · Avg 9s
Primary swell S · 0.8m · 9s
Thu, Apr 9
1.0-1.6m
24h
9.3s
1.0-1.6m
03h
9.3s
1.0-1.6m
06h
9.2s
1.0-1.6m
09h
9.1s
1.0-1.6m
12h
8.9s
1.0-1.6m
15h
8.9s
1.0-1.6m
18h
8.8s
1.0-1.6m
21h
8.8s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Cross-shore (estimate) · mixed
Thu, Apr 9
2.9
↖
24h
WNW
3.3
↗
03h
NE
7.2
→
06h
E
5.7
↗
09h
ENE
14.2
↓
12h
S
17.4
↙
15h
SW
11
↙
18h
SW
2.9
↓
21h
S
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label
Recommendations by Level
GOOD
Good size · Good wind⏰Best: 24:00 · 03:00
No specific guidance for this level.
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