Playa El Inglés

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.1 m) at 3 s going to N, moderate cross-offshore wind going to NW

Swell

0.1 m

N

3 s

Wind

16 km/h

NW

Cross-offshore

Tide

1.8 m

Rising

Weather

31 °C

Light drizzle

31 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

0.7 m

Overcast · 26 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SSW

Onshore

1.1 m

Overcast · 26 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

4 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

S

Onshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 26 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

7 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 26 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

SSE

Onshore

2.6 m

Overcast · 26 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

4 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

SE

Onshore

2.8 m

Overcast · 26 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

2.7 m

Mostly clear · 27 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

4 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

2.4 m

Mostly clear · 28 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

4 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.9 m

Clear · 30 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

6 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.4 m

Mostly clear · 32 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

9 km/h · 24 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

0.9 m

Mostly clear · 33 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

11 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

0.6 m

Light drizzle · 33 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

16 km/h · 37 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

0.6 m

Drizzle · 31 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

13 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

0.9 m

Light drizzle · 31 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

13 km/h · 41 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 32 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 3 s

N

16 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 31 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

15 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

2.2 m

Overcast · 30 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

13 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 30 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

10 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

2.5 m

Overcast · 29 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

8 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

N

Offshore

2.3 m

Overcast · 29 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

2 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.9 m

Overcast · 28 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

1 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

SSE

Onshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 28 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

4 km/h · 6 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

1 m

Overcast · 28 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

7 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

ENE

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Partly cloudy · 28 °C

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