Surf Excellent Spot type beach break

Playa Hermosa

Jaco, Puntarenas / Costa Rica

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Surf score

92 /100

Excellent

Best window today: 06:00 - 09:00 · excellent classification

Best window today 06:00 - 09:00 excellent classification

Swell

1.5 m - 12 s Direction SSW Clean groundswell

Wave energy 13.0 kW/m Playful — about 13 kJ/m

Today's peak hour 00:00 1.7 m · 14 s · outside typical window

Tide High tide Ideal: Mid tide Wait for the next tide

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Active frame 06/06 00h

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06/06 00h

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Swell height 1.5 m

0.5 m 4.0 m

Ideal between 1.0 m and 3.5 m

Swell period 12.2 s

8.8 s 17.2 s

Ideal between 10.0 s and 16.0 s

Wind No data

0.0 km/h 19.2 km/h

Ideal between 0.0 km/h and 16.0 km/h

Water temperature 29.9 C

26.4 C 30.6 C

Ideal between 27.0 C and 30.0 C

Hourly forecast

Next 7 days GMT-6

Power 21.2 kW/m Deep-water energy estimate

Consistency 74/100 Relative window for the next hours

Air temperature -- Current frame reading

Sea level -0.41 m Updated 06/06 09:03 | Timezone GMT-6

Surf height 1.7 m

06/06

1.7 m 14s SW 00h

1.7 m 14s SW 03h

1.7 m 14s SW 06h

1.7 m 14s SW 09h

1.7 m 14s SSW 12h

1.6 m 14s SSW 15h

1.6 m 13s SSW 18h

1.6 m 13s SSW 21h

07/06

1.6 m 13s SSW 00h

1.6 m 13s SSW 03h

1.6 m 13s SW 06h

1.6 m 13s SW 09h

1.7 m 13s SW 12h

1.7 m 13s SW 15h

1.8 m 13s SW 18h

1.9 m 13s SW 21h

08/06

2.1 m 12s SW 00h

2.1 m 12s SW 03h

2.2 m 12s SW 06h

2.3 m 13s SW 09h

2.3 m 13s SW 12h

2.3 m 13s SW 15h

2.3 m 13s SW 18h

2.2 m 14s SW 21h

09/06

2.2 m 14s SW 00h

2.1 m 14s SW 03h

2.1 m 14s SW 06h

2.1 m 13s SW 09h

2.2 m 13s SW 12h

2.2 m 13s SW 15h

2.2 m 13s SW 18h

2.1 m 12s SW 21h

10/06

2.1 m 12s SW 00h

2.0 m 12s SW 03h

2.0 m 12s SW 06h

1.9 m 12s SW 09h

1.9 m 12s SW 12h

1.8 m 12s SW 15h

1.7 m 12s SW 18h

1.6 m 12s SW 21h

11/06

1.5 m 12s SW 00h

1.5 m 12s SW 03h

1.4 m 12s SW 06h

1.4 m 12s SW 09h

1.4 m 12s SW 12h

1.3 m 12s SW 15h

1.3 m 12s SW 18h

1.3 m 12s SW 21h

12/06

1.3 m 12s SW 00h

1.3 m 12s SW 03h

1.3 m 12s SW 06h

1.2 m 12s SW 09h

1.2 m 13s SW 12h

1.3 m 13s SW 15h

1.3 m 13s SW 18h

1.3 m 13s SW 21h

Wave energy 21.2 kW/m

06/06

21.2 kW/m 1.7m 00h

21.1 kW/m 1.7m 03h

20.0 kW/m 1.7m 06h

19.8 kW/m 1.7m 09h

18.6 kW/m 1.7m 12h

17.9 kW/m 1.6m 15h

17.2 kW/m 1.6m 18h

16.5 kW/m 1.6m 21h

07/06

16.3 kW/m 1.6m 00h

15.9 kW/m 1.6m 03h

16.2 kW/m 1.6m 06h

16.6 kW/m 1.6m 09h

17.6 kW/m 1.7m 12h

18.3 kW/m 1.7m 15h

19.6 kW/m 1.8m 18h

22.0 kW/m 1.9m 21h

08/06

25.6 kW/m 2.1m 00h

27.6 kW/m 2.1m 03h

30.2 kW/m 2.2m 06h

32.4 kW/m 2.3m 09h

34.1 kW/m 2.3m 12h

34.7 kW/m 2.3m 15h

34.3 kW/m 2.3m 18h

33.6 kW/m 2.2m 21h

09/06

32.0 kW/m 2.2m 00h

30.7 kW/m 2.1m 03h

30.3 kW/m 2.1m 06h

30.0 kW/m 2.1m 09h

29.9 kW/m 2.2m 12h

29.5 kW/m 2.2m 15h

28.9 kW/m 2.2m 18h

26.9 kW/m 2.1m 21h

10/06

25.5 kW/m 2.1m 00h

23.7 kW/m 2.0m 03h

22.5 kW/m 2.0m 06h

21.0 kW/m 1.9m 09h

20.2 kW/m 1.9m 12h

17.9 kW/m 1.8m 15h

16.0 kW/m 1.7m 18h

14.6 kW/m 1.6m 21h

11/06

13.5 kW/m 1.5m 00h

12.5 kW/m 1.5m 03h

11.8 kW/m 1.4m 06h

11.3 kW/m 1.4m 09h

10.7 kW/m 1.4m 12h

10.5 kW/m 1.3m 15h

10.2 kW/m 1.3m 18h

9.8 kW/m 1.3m 21h

12/06

9.9 kW/m 1.3m 00h

9.7 kW/m 1.3m 03h

9.6 kW/m 1.3m 06h

9.4 kW/m 1.2m 09h

9.5 kW/m 1.2m 12h

9.8 kW/m 1.3m 15h

9.8 kW/m 1.3m 18h

9.8 kW/m 1.3m 21h

Consistency 95/100

06/06

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Swell height 1.7 m

Ideal range 1.0m to 3.5m

Swell period 14s

Ideal range 10.0s to 16.0s

Wind

Not enough data.

Water temperature 30.0 C

Ideal range 27.0C to 30.0C

Air temperature

Not enough data.

Rain probability

Not enough data.

Sea level -0.4 m

No ideal range defined

Wave power 21.2 kW/m

No ideal range defined

Compiled read

Hourly board

56 spot frames

Day	Time	Swell	Period	Dir.	Wind	Wind dir.	Air	Water	Rain	Level	Power
06/06	00:00	1.7 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	30.0 C	--	-0.41 m	21.2 kW/m
06/06	03:00	1.7 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	29.9 C	--	0.51 m	21.1 kW/m
06/06	06:00	1.7 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	29.9 C	--	1.31 m	20.0 kW/m
06/06	09:00	1.7 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	30.0 C	--	0.59 m	19.8 kW/m
06/06	12:00	1.7 m	14 s	SSW	--	--	--	30.0 C	--	-0.15 m	18.6 kW/m
06/06	15:00	1.6 m	14 s	SSW	--	--	--	30.0 C	--	0.55 m	17.9 kW/m
06/06	18:00	1.6 m	13 s	SSW	--	--	--	29.9 C	--	1.30 m	17.2 kW/m
06/06	21:00	1.6 m	13 s	SSW	--	--	--	29.8 C	--	0.59 m	16.5 kW/m
07/06	00:00	1.6 m	13 s	SSW	--	--	--	29.7 C	--	-0.32 m	16.3 kW/m
07/06	03:00	1.6 m	13 s	SSW	--	--	--	29.6 C	--	0.28 m	15.9 kW/m
07/06	06:00	1.6 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.5 C	--	1.29 m	16.2 kW/m
07/06	09:00	1.6 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.5 C	--	0.93 m	16.6 kW/m
07/06	12:00	1.7 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.4 C	--	0.00 m	17.6 kW/m
07/06	15:00	1.7 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.4 C	--	0.28 m	18.3 kW/m
07/06	18:00	1.8 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.4 C	--	1.17 m	19.6 kW/m
07/06	21:00	1.9 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.3 C	--	0.87 m	22.0 kW/m
08/06	00:00	2.1 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.2 C	--	-0.13 m	25.6 kW/m
08/06	03:00	2.1 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.1 C	--	0.06 m	27.6 kW/m
08/06	06:00	2.2 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.1 C	--	1.14 m	30.2 kW/m
08/06	09:00	2.3 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	1.19 m	32.4 kW/m
08/06	12:00	2.3 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	0.19 m	34.1 kW/m
08/06	15:00	2.3 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	0.03 m	34.7 kW/m
08/06	18:00	2.3 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	0.89 m	34.3 kW/m
08/06	21:00	2.2 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	1.03 m	33.6 kW/m
09/06	00:00	2.2 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	29.1 C	--	0.09 m	32.0 kW/m
09/06	03:00	2.1 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	29.1 C	--	-0.15 m	30.7 kW/m
09/06	06:00	2.1 m	14 s	SW	--	--	--	29.2 C	--	0.85 m	30.3 kW/m
09/06	09:00	2.1 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.4 C	--	1.33 m	30.0 kW/m
09/06	12:00	2.2 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.4 C	--	0.43 m	29.9 kW/m
09/06	15:00	2.2 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.4 C	--	-0.20 m	29.5 kW/m
09/06	18:00	2.2 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.4 C	--	0.49 m	28.9 kW/m
09/06	21:00	2.1 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.2 C	--	1.08 m	26.9 kW/m
10/06	00:00	2.1 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.1 C	--	0.39 m	25.5 kW/m
10/06	03:00	2.0 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.9 C	--	-0.24 m	23.7 kW/m
10/06	06:00	2.0 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.8 C	--	0.49 m	22.5 kW/m
10/06	09:00	1.9 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.7 C	--	1.39 m	21.0 kW/m
10/06	12:00	1.9 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.7 C	--	0.80 m	20.2 kW/m
10/06	15:00	1.8 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.6 C	--	-0.22 m	17.9 kW/m
10/06	18:00	1.7 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.5 C	--	0.10 m	16.0 kW/m
10/06	21:00	1.6 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.5 C	--	1.05 m	14.6 kW/m
11/06	00:00	1.5 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.5 C	--	0.77 m	13.5 kW/m
11/06	03:00	1.5 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.4 C	--	-0.19 m	12.5 kW/m
11/06	06:00	1.4 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.4 C	--	0.14 m	11.8 kW/m
11/06	09:00	1.4 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.8 C	--	1.34 m	11.3 kW/m
11/06	12:00	1.4 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	1.24 m	10.7 kW/m
11/06	15:00	1.3 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	-0.06 m	10.5 kW/m
11/06	18:00	1.3 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	-0.30 m	10.2 kW/m
11/06	21:00	1.3 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.8 C	--	0.82 m	9.8 kW/m
12/06	00:00	1.3 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.6 C	--	1.08 m	9.9 kW/m
12/06	03:00	1.3 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.5 C	--	0.00 m	9.7 kW/m
12/06	06:00	1.3 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.5 C	--	-0.25 m	9.6 kW/m
12/06	09:00	1.2 m	12 s	SW	--	--	--	28.8 C	--	1.04 m	9.4 kW/m
12/06	12:00	1.2 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	1.55 m	9.5 kW/m
12/06	15:00	1.3 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	0.27 m	9.8 kW/m
12/06	18:00	1.3 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	-0.60 m	9.8 kW/m
12/06	21:00	1.3 m	13 s	SW	--	--	--	29.0 C	--	0.41 m	9.8 kW/m

Quick spot sheet

Type: beach break
Level: Advanced
Region: America Central
Best window today: 06:00-09:00
Ideal wind: E
Ideal swell: SW

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