Playa Escondida

Jacó, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Fair

Waist-high (0.9 m) at 7 s, heading toward NNE, with moderate onshore wind toward N.

Swell

0.9 m

NNE

7 s

Wind

10 km/h

N

Onshore

Tide

1 m

Falling

Weather

28 °C

Light 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

0.7 m · 11 s

NE

12 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.7 m · 10 s

NE

13 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

2 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 9 s

NNE

10 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Overcast · 25 °C

3 AM

Good

0.7 m · 8 s

N

7 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

4 AM

Fair

0.8 m · 8 s

N

4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1.4 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

5 AM

Good

0.8 m · 7 s

NNE

1 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

E

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Light showers · 25 °C

6 AM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

7 AM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

8 AM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

5 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

2.1 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

9 AM

Good

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2 m

Overcast · 28 °C

10 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

11 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.7 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

11 AM

Fair

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.4 m

Light drizzle · 28 °C

12 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

11 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.1 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

1 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 7 s

NNE

10 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1 m

Light drizzle · 28 °C

2 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

9 km/h · 25 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

0.9 m

Drizzle · 28 °C

3 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

10 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1 m

Thunderstorm · 26 °C

4 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

9 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Thunderstorm · 25 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

14 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Thunderstorm · 25 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.8 m · 6 s

NNE

14 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Thunderstorm · 25 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

13 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Thunderstorm · 25 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

12 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Overcast · 25 °C

9 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

6 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1.9 m

Overcast · 25 °C

10 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.7 m

Overcast · 25 °C

11 PM

Fair

0.9 m · 6 s

NNE

7 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Overcast · 25 °C

Nearby spots

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