Playa Cañablancal

Costa Rica

Visibility is 0.3 km. Fog or rain can hide other surfers and the horizon. Be careful in the water.

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 4:00 AM Central Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.1 m) at 4 s going to N, light cross-shore wind going to E

Swell

0.1 m

N

4 s

Wind

1 km/h

E

Cross-shore

Tide

2.3 m

Rising

Weather

26 °C

Overcast

31 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

1 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

0.6 m

Overcast · 27 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 27 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

2 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

2 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.3 m

Overcast · 26 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

5 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

2.4 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

2 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SE

Cross-shore

2.4 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

2.1 m

Mostly clear · 28 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

6 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

WSW

Onshore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 30 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

9 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

W

Onshore

1.1 m

Partly cloudy · 31 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

9 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Mostly clear · 32 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

10 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

NW

Cross-shore

0.5 m

Mostly clear · 33 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

14 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

0.5 m

Mostly clear · 33 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

16 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

0.8 m

Partly cloudy · 32 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

12 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 31 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

9 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 30 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

6 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 29 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

6 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 29 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

7 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 28 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

5 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 28 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

6 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 27 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 27 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

ENE

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 27 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

7 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NE

Offshore

0.6 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

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