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Playa Ballena

Bahía Ballena, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 12:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Good

Knee-high (0.8 m) at 11 s, heading toward ENE, with light onshore wind toward NE.

Swell

0.8 m

ENE

11 s

Wind

5 km/h

Onshore

Tide

0.7 m

Rising

Weather

29 °C

Drizzle

31 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Good	0.7 m · 12 s	NNE	8 km/h · 11 km/h gusts	NW Onshore	0.7 m	Overcast · 25 °C
1 AM	Fair	0.8 m · 12 s	NNE	9 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	0.9 m	Overcast · 25 °C
2 AM	Good	0.8 m · 11 s	NNE	5 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	WNW Cross-shore	1.3 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C
3 AM	Good	0.9 m · 10 s	NNE	3 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	W Cross-shore	1.8 m	Mostly clear · 25 °C
4 AM	Good	0.9 m · 10 s	NNE	3 km/h · 8 km/h gusts	W Offshore	2.2 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
5 AM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	NNE	3 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	W Offshore	2.5 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
6 AM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	NNE	2 km/h · 7 km/h gusts	WSW Offshore	2.6 m	Overcast · 26 °C
7 AM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	NNE	3 km/h · 11 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	2.5 m	Mostly clear · 28 °C
8 AM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	NNE	3 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	2.1 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
9 AM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	NNE	7 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.7 m	Light drizzle · 29 °C
10 AM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	NE	8 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.2 m	Drizzle · 29 °C
11 AM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	NE	8 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	0.9 m	Drizzle · 29 °C
12 PM	Good	0.8 m · 11 s	ENE	5 km/h · 26 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	0.7 m	Drizzle · 29 °C
1 PM	Good	0.8 m · 11 s	ENE	4 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.8 m	Light drizzle · 29 °C
2 PM	Good	0.8 m · 11 s	ENE	4 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
3 PM	Good	0.8 m · 11 s	ENE	6 km/h · 19 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.4 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
4 PM	Good	0.8 m · 11 s	ENE	7 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.8 m	Light drizzle · 28 °C
5 PM	Good	0.8 m · 11 s	ENE	9 km/h · 21 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	2.2 m	Light drizzle · 27 °C
6 PM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	ENE	8 km/h · 20 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	2.3 m	Overcast · 27 °C
7 PM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	ENE	6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	2.3 m	Overcast · 26 °C
8 PM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	ENE	6 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	2.1 m	Overcast · 26 °C
9 PM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	ENE	5 km/h · 14 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.7 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C
10 PM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	ENE	4 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	SE Cross-shore	1.4 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C
11 PM	Good	0.8 m · 10 s	ENE	3 km/h · 9 km/h gusts	ESE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C