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Playa Junquillal

Santa Elena, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 11:00 AM Central Standard Time.

Good

Ankle-high (0.4 m) at 13 s, heading toward NE, with strong cross-offshore wind toward SW.

Swell

0.4 m

13 s

Wind

22 km/h

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.4 m

Falling

Weather

33 °C

Overcast

30 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Good	0.5 m · 11 s	NE	10 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	W Offshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 27 °C
1 AM	Good	0.5 m · 11 s	NE	9 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	0.8 m	Overcast · 27 °C
2 AM	Good	0.5 m · 11 s	NE	11 km/h · 22 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 27 °C
3 AM	Good	0.5 m · 11 s	NE	15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.1 m	Overcast · 27 °C
4 AM	Good	0.4 m · 11 s	NE	15 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 27 °C
5 AM	Good	0.4 m · 12 s	NE	14 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.7 m	Overcast · 26 °C
6 AM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	13 km/h · 29 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 26 °C
7 AM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	19 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	2 m	Overcast · 28 °C
8 AM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	23 km/h · 50 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	2.1 m	Overcast · 29 °C
9 AM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	24 km/h · 54 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.9 m	Overcast · 30 °C
10 AM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	22 km/h · 54 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.7 m	Overcast · 31 °C
11 AM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	22 km/h · 51 km/h gusts	SW Offshore	1.4 m	Overcast · 33 °C
12 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	22 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 34 °C
1 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	21 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	0.9 m	Partly cloudy · 34 °C
2 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	21 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	0.8 m	Light showers · 31 °C
3 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	15 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	0.9 m	Drizzle · 31 °C
4 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	14 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 30 °C
5 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	11 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	W Offshore	1.3 m	Overcast · 29 °C
6 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	7 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.6 m	Overcast · 28 °C
7 PM	Good	0.4 m · 13 s	NE	4 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	W Offshore	1.7 m	Overcast · 27 °C
8 PM	Good	0.4 m · 12 s	NE	5 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	1.8 m	Overcast · 27 °C
9 PM	Good	0.4 m · 12 s	NE	2 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	NW Offshore	1.8 m	Overcast · 27 °C
10 PM	Good	0.4 m · 12 s	NE	1 km/h · 5 km/h gusts	SSW Cross-shore	1.6 m	Overcast · 26 °C
11 PM	Good	0.4 m · 12 s	NE	2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts	S Cross-shore	1.4 m	Overcast · 26 °C