Playa Guaria

Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 8:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Good

Ankle-high (0.6 m) at 12 s, heading toward NE, with moderate cross-shore wind toward SW.

Swell

0.6 m

NE

12 s

Wind

8 km/h

SW

Cross-shore

Tide

1.7 m

Falling

Weather

27 °C

Overcast

30 °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

Fair

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

17 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.6 m

Overcast · 26 °C

1 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

13 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1 m

Overcast · 26 °C

2 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

11 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 26 °C

3 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

11 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.9 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

4 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

16 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 26 °C

5 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

18 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 26 °C

6 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

12 km/h · 39 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 27 °C

7 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

13 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2.2 m

Mostly clear · 27 °C

8 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

17 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 29 °C

9 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

15 km/h · 42 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.2 m

Mostly clear · 31 °C

10 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

13 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 32 °C

11 AM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

21 km/h · 47 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.6 m

Light drizzle · 32 °C

12 PM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

17 km/h · 52 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.5 m

Light drizzle · 33 °C

1 PM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

12 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

0.8 m

Partly cloudy · 33 °C

2 PM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

NE

12 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 32 °C

3 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

NE

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Partly cloudy · 31 °C

4 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

NE

14 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2 m

Overcast · 31 °C

5 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

NE

13 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 30 °C

6 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

NE

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 28 °C

7 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

NE

11 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 28 °C

8 PM

Good

0.6 m · 12 s

NE

8 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Overcast · 27 °C

9 PM

Good

0.6 m · 12 s

NE

9 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Overcast · 27 °C

10 PM

Good

0.6 m · 12 s

NE

10 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SW

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Overcast · 27 °C

11 PM

Good

0.6 m · 12 s

NE

11 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Overcast · 27 °C

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