EXCELLENT 9.0
Playa Potrero Grande
Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Right now
· Swell SW 0.5m 10sGood conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Waist high0.8–1.2m
Smooth, clean waves· 10s
Wind
Windy but manageable18kph
E · gusts 24kph
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
12:0018:0024:00
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
7.7
↘
24h
SSE
8.4
↗
03h
NE
12.6
↗
06h
ENE
15.8
↗
09h
ENE
6.6
↖
12h
NW
15.6
↖
15h
NW
4.9
↘
18h
SSE
17.7
↘
21h
ESE
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label
Recommendations by Level
FAIR
Good size · long period · Too windy⏰Best: 24:00 · 03:00
No specific guidance for this level.
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