Playa Pochote

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 6 s, heading toward N, with moderate onshore wind toward N.

Swell

0.4 m

N

6 s

Wind

16 km/h

N

Onshore

Tide

1.2 m

Falling

Weather

29 °C

Drizzle

31 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 6 s

N

1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1 m

Overcast · 26 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.3 m · 6 s

N

2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 26 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1 m

Overcast · 26 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

5 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 25 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

7 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 25 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

4 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 7 s

N

6 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 27 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.4 m · 7 s

N

4 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 28 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 7 s

N

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

2.1 m

Overcast · 29 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 7 s

N

12 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 30 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.4 m · 7 s

N

11 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.5 m

Hail storm · 29 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

16 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.2 m

Drizzle · 29 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

14 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1 m

Thunderstorm · 28 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

14 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

0.9 m

Thunderstorm · 27 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

8 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1 m

Thunderstorm · 27 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

9 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.2 m

Showers · 26 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

9 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.5 m

Light showers · 26 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

9 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.7 m

Drizzle · 25 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.4 m · 6 s

N

7 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Drizzle · 25 °C

8 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 6 s

N

0 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

2 m

Heavy drizzle · 26 °C

9 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 6 s

N

1 km/h · 2 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

2 m

Drizzle · 26 °C

10 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 6 s

N

2 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

11 PM

Fair

0.4 m · 6 s

N

1 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

SSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Drizzle · 26 °C

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