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Playa Caldera

Caldera, Costa Rica

Visibility is 0.5 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.

Good

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 12 s going to NE, light cross-offshore wind going to SW

Swell

0.5 m

12 s

Wind

5 km/h

Cross-offshore

Tide

2.6 m

Rising

Weather

25 °C

Partly cloudy

31 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Good	0.5 m · 10 s	NE	5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	0.7 m	Overcast · 25 °C
1 AM	Good	0.5 m · 11 s	NE	6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	1.1 m	Overcast · 25 °C
2 AM	Good	0.5 m · 13 s	NE	5 km/h · 11 km/h gusts	SSW Offshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 25 °C
3 AM	Good	0.5 m · 14 s	NE	5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	SSW Offshore	2.2 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
4 AM	Good	0.5 m · 12 s	NE	5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	2.6 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
5 AM	Good	0.5 m · 10 s	NE	7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	2.8 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
6 AM	Good	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	4 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	W Offshore	2.7 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
7 AM	Good	0.6 m · 9 s	NE	4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	2.4 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C
8 AM	Good	0.5 m · 11 s	NE	3 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	NNE Cross-shore	1.9 m	Mostly clear · 28 °C
9 AM	Good	0.5 m · 12 s	NE	6 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	1.4 m	Mostly clear · 30 °C
10 AM	Good	0.6 m · 12 s	NE	9 km/h · 25 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	0.9 m	Partly cloudy · 31 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	15 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	NNE Cross-shore	0.6 m	Mostly clear · 31 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 11 s	NE	18 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	0.6 m	Drizzle · 30 °C
1 PM	Good	0.6 m · 12 s	NE	13 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	0.8 m	Drizzle · 29 °C
2 PM	Good	0.6 m · 12 s	NE	10 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	1.3 m	Drizzle · 29 °C
3 PM	Good	0.6 m · 13 s	NE	8 km/h · 27 km/h gusts	NNW Cross-shore	1.8 m	Light drizzle · 29 °C
4 PM	Good	0.6 m · 13 s	NE	7 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	2.2 m	Light drizzle · 29 °C
5 PM	Good	0.6 m · 12 s	NE	7 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	2.5 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
6 PM	Fair	0.7 m · 12 s	NE	7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	2.5 m	Overcast · 28 °C
7 PM	Good	0.7 m · 11 s	NE	2 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	NNE Cross-shore	2.3 m	Overcast · 28 °C
8 PM	Good	0.7 m · 11 s	NE	2 km/h · 2 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 28 °C
9 PM	Good	0.7 m · 11 s	NE	2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts	N Cross-shore	1.5 m	Overcast · 28 °C
10 PM	Good	0.7 m · 11 s	NE	1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts	NNW Cross-shore	1.1 m	Overcast · 28 °C
11 PM	Good	0.7 m · 11 s	NE	1 km/h · 2 km/h gusts	WNW Offshore	0.8 m	Partly cloudy · 27 °C