Dominical

Beach break

Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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From level intermediate · Boardshort / lycraAccessible from intermediate level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.3 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (13 s) that pushes hard, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Conditions
7.0/10
Good
Size
0.8–1.3 m
shoulder-high
Wind
7 km/h
SSW · Cross-onshore
Swell
1.0 m
13 s · SW
Best window · 21h8.9/10 · 0.8–1.3 m · 1 km/h
Today's take

Well-shaped wave, nice long, clean swell from the SW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Good conditions: worth the trip, suitable from intermediate level.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
18hBest0.8–1.3141☁️27°
21h0.8–1.3142☁️26°

3-hour slots (spot local time · CST) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mPM 03:49+2.0 mBM 10:00-0.8 mPM 16:06+1.9 mBM 22:18-0.9 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 23:33 CST · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.