Playa Barrigona

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 1:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Poor

Flat (0.1 m) at 5 s, heading toward N, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward NW.

Swell

0.1 m

N

5 s

Wind

9 km/h

NW

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.7 m

Rising

Weather

32 °C

Light drizzle

32 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Friday, September 18, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 20 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

0.6 m

Overcast · 28 °C

1 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

2 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

0.7 m

Overcast · 27 °C

2 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

1 km/h · 3 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Overcast · 27 °C

3 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

6 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 27 °C

4 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

8 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.7 m

Partly cloudy · 27 °C

5 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

5 km/h · 14 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1.9 m

Mostly clear · 27 °C

6 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

2 m

Mostly clear · 27 °C

7 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

2 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

ESE

Onshore

2.1 m

Clear · 29 °C

8 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.9 m

Clear · 30 °C

9 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

4 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

N

Cross-shore

1.6 m

Mostly clear · 32 °C

10 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

6 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

1.2 m

Partly cloudy · 33 °C

11 AM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

9 km/h · 28 km/h gusts

NNW

Offshore

0.9 m

Light drizzle · 33 °C

12 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

11 km/h · 32 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

0.7 m

Light drizzle · 33 °C

1 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

9 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

0.7 m

Light drizzle · 32 °C

2 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

15 km/h · 40 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

0.8 m

Light drizzle · 30 °C

3 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

18 km/h · 43 km/h gusts

NNW

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Thunderstorm · 28 °C

4 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

14 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.4 m

Hail storm · 27 °C

5 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

15 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.6 m

Light showers · 26 °C

6 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

6 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1.8 m

Drizzle · 26 °C

7 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 5 s

N

6 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

WNW

Offshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

8 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

NW

Offshore

1.8 m

Overcast · 26 °C

9 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1.6 m

Overcast · 26 °C

10 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

2 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

W

Offshore

1.3 m

Overcast · 26 °C

11 PM

Poor

0.1 m · 4 s

N

3 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

WSW

Offshore

1 m

Overcast · 26 °C

Nearby spots

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