Playa Colonia

Bahía Ballena, Costa Rica

Right now

Conditions at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time.

Good

Knee-high (0.6 m) at 10 s, heading toward NE, with light cross-onshore wind toward ENE.

Swell

0.6 m

NE

10 s

Wind

4 km/h

ENE

Cross-onshore

Tide

1 m

Rising

Weather

26 °C

Drizzle

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

ENE

5 km/h · 13 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

1 m

Overcast · 25 °C

1 AM

Good

0.7 m · 11 s

ENE

2 km/h · 12 km/h gusts

W

Cross-shore

0.9 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

2 AM

Good

0.7 m · 11 s

ENE

1 km/h · 4 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

1 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

3 AM

Good

0.7 m · 10 s

ENE

2 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1.2 m

Overcast · 25 °C

4 AM

Good

0.7 m · 10 s

NE

0 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 26 °C

5 AM

Good

0.7 m · 9 s

NE

2 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 25 °C

6 AM

Good

0.7 m · 9 s

NNE

3 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

2.1 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

7 AM

Good

0.7 m · 9 s

NNE

3 km/h · 11 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

2.2 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

8 AM

Fair

0.7 m · 9 s

NNE

7 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

2.2 m

Light drizzle · 27 °C

9 AM

Good

0.6 m · 9 s

NNE

6 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

2 m

Light drizzle · 28 °C

10 AM

Good

0.6 m · 9 s

NNE

5 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

11 AM

Fair

0.6 m · 10 s

NNE

8 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.5 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

12 PM

Fair

0.6 m · 10 s

NNE

7 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

NNE

Onshore

1.2 m

Light drizzle · 29 °C

1 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NNE

6 km/h · 27 km/h gusts

NE

Onshore

1 m

Light drizzle · 28 °C

2 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

6 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

0.9 m

Heavy drizzle · 27 °C

3 PM

Good

0.6 m · 10 s

NE

4 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1 m

Drizzle · 26 °C

4 PM

Good

0.6 m · 11 s

NE

4 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

ENE

Onshore

1.2 m

Light showers · 26 °C

5 PM

Good

0.6 m · 12 s

NE

2 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.4 m

Thunderstorm · 26 °C

6 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

ENE

1 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

1.7 m

Light showers · 26 °C

7 PM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

ENE

2 km/h · 7 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.9 m

Drizzle · 26 °C

8 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

ENE

3 km/h · 10 km/h gusts

NNW

Onshore

2 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

9 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

ENE

2 km/h · 9 km/h gusts

NW

Onshore

1.9 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

10 PM

Good

0.5 m · 12 s

ENE

2 km/h · 8 km/h gusts

WNW

Cross-shore

1.8 m

Light drizzle · 26 °C

11 PM

Good

0.5 m · 13 s

ENE

1 km/h · 5 km/h gusts

N

Onshore

1.5 m

Overcast · 26 °C

Nearby spots

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