Playa Pencal

Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 9:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Good

Knee-high (0.8 m) at 9 s, heading toward N, with light cross-shore wind toward ESE.

Swell

0.8 m

N

9 s

Wind

5 km/h

ESE

Cross-shore

Tide

1.7 m

Falling

Weather

26 °C

Overcast

31 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

1 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Overcast · 25 °C

1 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

1 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Overcast · 25 °C

2 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.2 m

Overcast · 25 °C

3 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

2 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 26 °C

4 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

7 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

5 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2.4 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

6 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

10 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2.5 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

7 AM

Good

1 m · 10 s

NNE

12 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2.4 m

Light drizzle · 27 °C

8 AM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

N

12 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2.1 m

Drizzle · 27 °C

9 AM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

N

10 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.6 m

Drizzle · 28 °C

10 AM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

N

9 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.2 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

11 AM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

9 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 30 °C

12 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

9 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

0.7 m

Clear · 31 °C

1 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

11 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

0.8 m

Mostly clear · 31 °C

2 PM

Fair

0.8 m · 9 s

N

12 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1 m

Mostly clear · 31 °C

3 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

8 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.4 m

Light drizzle · 30 °C

4 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

5 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

5 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 28 °C

6 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 27 °C

7 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

2.2 m

Overcast · 26 °C

8 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

2 m

Overcast · 26 °C

9 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

5 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Overcast · 26 °C

10 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

4 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

ESE

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Overcast · 26 °C

11 PM

Good

0.8 m · 9 s

N

6 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1 m

Overcast · 26 °C

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