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 water1kph
SSW
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
24:0003:0006:00
Tides
Today
▲07:29 PM0.6m
Today's Tides · Thursday, April 9, 2026
Now0.59m↗ Rising
▲
High Tide
07:29 PM
0.59m
Not enough data for chart
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
1.0–1.6m face · Avg 9s
Primary swell S · 0.8m · 9s
Sat, Apr 11
1.0-1.6m
24h
9.3s
1.0-1.6m
03h
9.4s
1.0-1.6m
06h
9.3s
1.0-1.6m
09h
9.4s
1.0-1.6m
12h
9.4s
1.0-1.6m
15h
9.5s
1.0-1.6m
18h
9.3s
1.0-1.6m
21h
9.1s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Offshore (estimate) · cleaner waves
Sat, Apr 11
3.4
↖
24h
NNW
3.9
↗
03h
NE
6.5
↗
06h
ENE
5.8
↗
09h
ENE
13.3
↓
12h
S
12.2
↙
15h
SSW
6.4
↙
18h
SW
5.8
↙
21h
WSW
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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