Playa Penca

Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Fair

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 9 s, heading toward NE, with moderate cross-onshore wind toward ESE.

Swell

0.5 m

NE

9 s

Wind

12 km/h

ESE

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.1 m

Falling

Weather

30 °C

Hail storm

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

Good

0.7 m · 11 s

NE

10 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 26 °C

1 AM

Good

0.7 m · 11 s

NE

8 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

0.8 m

Overcast · 26 °C

2 AM

Good

0.6 m · 11 s

NE

8 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

0.9 m

Overcast · 26 °C

3 AM

Good

0.6 m · 11 s

NE

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

4 AM

Good

0.6 m · 11 s

NE

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 25 °C

5 AM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

3 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.6 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

6 AM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

2 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.9 m

Partly cloudy · 26 °C

7 AM

Good

0.6 m · 11 s

NE

3 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

2 m

Partly cloudy · 28 °C

8 AM

Good

0.6 m · 11 s

NE

4 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

2 m

Partly cloudy · 29 °C

9 AM

Good

0.6 m · 11 s

NE

3 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.9 m

Light drizzle · 31 °C

10 AM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

4 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SW

Offshore

1.6 m

Light drizzle · 33 °C

11 AM

Good

0.5 m · 10 s

NE

4 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

1.3 m

Light drizzle · 34 °C

12 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 9 s

NE

12 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1.1 m

Hail storm · 30 °C

1 PM

Good

0.5 m · 9 s

NE

5 km/h · 33 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Thunderstorm · 27 °C

2 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 9 s

NE

7 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Heavy drizzle · 28 °C

3 PM

Good

0.5 m · 9 s

NE

5 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Thunderstorm · 28 °C

4 PM

Fair

0.5 m · 10 s

NE

10 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Thunderstorm · 27 °C

5 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

7 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.3 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

6 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

5 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 26 °C

7 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

5 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.7 m

Overcast · 26 °C

8 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

ENE

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

9 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

ENE

4 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 26 °C

10 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

6 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 26 °C

11 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

3 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.4 m

Overcast · 26 °C

Nearby spots

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