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Puerto Caldera

faces 226° SW · Puntarenas, Costa Rica · 9.913, −84.728

Times in CST

Poor · best window 00:00–01:00
1.2 m
13 s period · SSW 205°
Clean groundswell, 17° inside the swell window · sampled 18 km offshore
Wind
11 km/h
SSW · onshoreSSW 206° · onshore
Tide
0.2 m
rising · H 18:00rising · high 18:00 (2.4 m)
Energy
8 kJ
poor
Sky
29°
thunder · 11:00thunder · 11:00 · water 30° · OISST 13 Oct, preliminary
Ensemble · 06Z2 of 3 models reporting · updated 13:47 UTC

Next 16 days

tap a day for its hourspick a day for hour by hour · ← → step it · 3-hourly to day 16
  • swell · 10–14 s
  • offshore
  • cross
  • onshore
  • glassy

Hourly detail

Thursday 8 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:25

00 
poor
1.0 m15s SSW1.0 mtide1.2 ↑
offshore 6 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
7 kJ
03 
poor
1.1 m15s SSW1.1 mtide0.4 ↓
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
8 kJ
06 
poor
1.1 m16s SSW1.1 mtide−1.1 ↓
offshore 6 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
9 kJ
09 
poor
1.2 m16s SSW1.2 mtide−0.5 ↑
onshore 7 km/hgust4 km/h 29°
9 kJ
12 
poor
1.2 m16s SSW1.2 mtide1.0 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust9 km/h 30° · 0.8 mm/h
10 kJ
15 
poor
1.3 m16s SSW1.3 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 12 km/hgust11 km/h 29° · 0.7 mm/h
12 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m16s SSW1.3 mtide−1.1 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust16 km/h 26° · 0.9 mm/h
13 kJ
21 
poor
1.4 m16s SSW1.4 mtide−0.7 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust5 km/h 25°
13 kJ

Friday 9 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:24

00 
poor
1.4 m15s SSW1.4 mtide1.1 ↑
cross 4 km/hgust4 km/h 25°
13 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m15s SSW1.4 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 24°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide−0.9 ↓
offshore 3 km/hgust3 km/h 25°
13 kJ
09 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide−1.0 ↑
onshore 6 km/hgust3 km/h 28°
12 kJ
12 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide0.7 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust6 km/h 29° · 0.6 mm/h
11 kJ
15 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide1.0 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust7 km/h 28° · 0.4 mm/h
11 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust8 km/h 26° · 1.4 mm/h
11 kJ
21 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−1.1 ↑
cross 4 km/hgust6 km/h 26°
11 kJ

Saturday 10 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:24

00 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide0.7 ↑
glassy 2 km/hgust3 km/h 25°
11 kJ
03 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide1.3 ↓
cross 3 km/hgust4 km/h 25°
12 kJ
06 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide−0.5 ↓
offshore 6 km/hgust5 km/h 25°
12 kJ
09 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−1.3 ↑
onshore 4 km/hgust3 km/h 29°
11 kJ
12 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust9 km/h 29° · 2.2 mm/h
10 kJ
15 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide1.3 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust15 km/h 27° · 4.1 mm/h
11 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m13s SSW1.3 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 7 km/hgust12 km/h 24° · 8.4 mm/h
9 kJ
21 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−1.3 ↑
glassy 1 km/hgust2 km/h 23°
9 kJ

Sunday 11 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:23

00 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 23° · 0.4 mm/h
9 kJ
03 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide1.5 ↓
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 23°
8 kJ
06 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.0 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 24°
8 kJ
09 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−1.5 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust8 km/h 27°
8 kJ
12 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−0.2 ↑
onshore 8 km/hgust6 km/h 28° · 1.4 mm/h
8 kJ
15 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide1.3 ↓
cross 13 km/hgust16 km/h 26° · 3.5 mm/h
8 kJ
18 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.1 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 25° · 2.6 mm/h
8 kJ
21 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−1.4 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
8 kJ

Monday 12 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:22

00 
poor
1.2 m14s SSW1.2 mtide−0.2 ↑
glassy 2 km/hgust2 km/h 25°
9 kJ
03 
poor
1.2 m14s SSW1.2 mtide1.5 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
9 kJ
06 
poor
1.2 m15s SSW1.2 mtide0.5 ↓
offshore 5 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
10 kJ
09 
poor
1.2 m15s SSW1.2 mtide−1.4 ↓
cross 7 km/hgust7 km/h 29°
10 kJ
12 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide−0.6 ↑
onshore 9 km/hgust9 km/h 29° · 1.5 mm/h
11 kJ
15 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide1.2 ↑
cross 8 km/hgust7 km/h 28° · 2.3 mm/h
12 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 7 km/hgust9 km/h 25° · 2.5 mm/h
12 kJ
21 
poor
1.3 m15s SSW1.3 mtide−1.2 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust11 km/h 25°
12 kJ

Tuesday 13 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:22

00 
poor
1.4 m15s SSW1.4 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 4 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
12 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m15s SSW1.4 mtide1.3 ↑
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide0.9 ↓
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
12 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide−1.1 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust4 km/h 28°
12 kJ
12 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide−1.0 ↑
onshore 11 km/hgust8 km/h 29°
12 kJ
15 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide0.9 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust7 km/h 29° · 0.8 mm/h
12 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust12 km/h 25°
11 kJ
21 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−0.9 ↓
cross 4 km/hgust4 km/h 25°
11 kJ

Wednesday 14 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:21

00 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−0.9 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
11 kJ
03 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide0.9 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
11 kJ
06 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide1.1 ↓
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
11 kJ
09 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust3 km/h 28°
11 kJ
12 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−1.2 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust7 km/h 29° · 1.6 mm/h
11 kJ
15 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust12 km/h 28° · 2.6 mm/h
11 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide1.0 ↓
glassy 1 km/hgust2 km/h 26° · 1.0 mm/h
10 kJ
21 
poor
1.3 m13s SSW1.3 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust6 km/h 25°
10 kJ

Today 15 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:21 25° 30°

00 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−1.0 ↑
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 25°
9 kJ
03 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.5 ↑
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 25°
9 kJ
06 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide1.2 ↓
offshore 5 km/hgust4 km/h 25°
8 kJ
now 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−0.3 ↓
onshore 4 km/hgust3 km/h 29°
8 kJ
12 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−1.2 ↑
onshore 11 km/hgust10 km/h 29° · 0.2 mm/h
8 kJ
15 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.1 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust9 km/h 28° · 0.4 mm/h
8 kJ
18 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide1.0 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust6 km/h 26°
8 kJ
21 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 25° · 0.3 mm/h
8 kJ

Friday 16 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:20 25° 30°

00 
poor
1.1 m13s SSW1.1 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 25°
7 kJ
03 
poor
1.1 m13s SSW1.1 mtide0.1 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 25°
7 kJ
06 
poor
1.1 m13s SSW1.1 mtide1.1 ↓
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 25°
7 kJ
09 
poor
1.1 m13s SSW1.1 mtide0.1 ↓
onshore 5 km/hgust4 km/h 28°
7 kJ
12 
poor
1.1 m14s SSW1.1 mtide−1.1 ↑
onshore 10 km/hgust8 km/h 29° · 0.2 mm/h
8 kJ
15 
poor
1.1 m15s SSW1.1 mtide−0.3 ↑
cross 10 km/hgust9 km/h 28° · 2.0 mm/h
8 kJ
18 
poor
1.1 m15s SSW1.1 mtide0.8 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust9 km/h 25° · 4.1 mm/h
9 kJ
21 
poor
1.1 m16s SSW1.1 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 25° · 0.5 mm/h
9 kJ

Saturday 17 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:20 25° 30°

00 
poor
1.1 m16s SSW1.1 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust7 km/h 25°
10 kJ
03 
poor
1.2 m16s SSW1.2 mtide−0.2 ↑
offshore 3 km/hgust3 km/h 24°
10 kJ
06 
poor
1.2 m16s SSW1.2 mtide0.9 ↑
offshore 4 km/hgust4 km/h 25°
10 kJ
09 
poor
1.2 m16s SSW1.2 mtide0.4 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust6 km/h 29°
11 kJ
12 
poor
1.3 m16s SSW1.3 mtide−0.8 ↓
cross 10 km/hgust9 km/h 29° · 1.7 mm/h
11 kJ
15 
poor
1.3 m16s SSW1.3 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 11 km/hgust12 km/h 28° · 1.0 mm/h
12 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m16s SSW1.3 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust5 km/h 26° · 0.4 mm/h
13 kJ
21 
poor
1.4 m16s SSW1.4 mtide0.5 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 25° · 0.9 mm/h
13 kJ

Sunday 18 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:19 29° 30°

00 
poor
1.4 m16s SSW1.4 mtide−0.5 ↓
cross 4 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
14 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m16s SSW1.4 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 24°
14 kJ
06 
poor
1.4 m16s SSW1.4 mtide0.6 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
15 kJ
09 
poor
1.5 m15s SSW1.5 mtide0.6 ↓
onshore 5 km/hgust3 km/h 28°
15 kJ
12 
poor
1.5 m15s SSW1.5 mtide−0.5 ↓
onshore 8 km/hgust7 km/h 29° · 0.6 mm/h
15 kJ
15 
poor
1.5 m15s SSW1.5 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust8 km/h 29° · 0.2 mm/h
15 kJ
18 
poor
1.5 m15s SSW1.5 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust8 km/h 26° · 3.4 mm/h
14 kJ
21 
poor
1.5 m15s SSW1.5 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust10 km/h 23° · 1.4 mm/h
14 kJ

Monday 19 October poorbest 00:00–01:00 · light 05:27–17:19 23° 30°

00 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide−0.2 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust10 km/h 24°
13 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 23°
13 kJ
06 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide0.2 ↑
cross 4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
12 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m14s SSW1.4 mtide0.7 ↓
cross 6 km/hgust5 km/h 27°
12 kJ
12 
poor
1.3 m14s SSW1.3 mtide−0.1 ↓
cross 8 km/hgust8 km/h 28°
11 kJ
15 
poor
1.3 m13s SSW1.3 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust5 km/h 28° · 0.4 mm/h
11 kJ
18 
poor
1.3 m13s SSW1.3 mtide−0.1 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 25° · 0.6 mm/h
10 kJ
21 
poor
1.3 m13s SSW1.3 mtide0.6 ↓
glassy 2 km/hgust3 km/h 25° · 0.5 mm/h
10 kJ

Tuesday 20 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:28–17:18 24° 30°

00 
poor
1.3 m13s SSW1.3 mtide0.2 ↓
glassy 1 km/hgust2 km/h 24°
9 kJ
03 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 3 km/hgust3 km/h 24°
9 kJ
06 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−0.1 ↑
offshore 5 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
9 kJ
09 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.6 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust8 km/h 27°
9 kJ
12 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.3 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust10 km/h 28° · 1.0 mm/h
9 kJ
15 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−0.6 ↑
cross 9 km/hgust10 km/h 26° · 2.3 mm/h
9 kJ
18 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide−0.4 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust10 km/h 25° · 2.1 mm/h
9 kJ
21 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.5 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust7 km/h 24° · 0.7 mm/h
9 kJ

Wednesday 21 October poorbest 00:00–24:00 · light 05:28–17:18 25° 30°

00 
poor
1.2 m13s SSW1.2 mtide0.5 ↓
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
9 kJ
03 
poor
1.4 m12s SSW1.4 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 2 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
10 kJ
06 
poor
1.4 m12s SSW1.4 mtide−0.5 ↑
cross 4 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
10 kJ
09 
poor
1.4 m12s SSW1.4 mtide0.4 ↑
onshore 5 km/hgust4 km/h 27°
10 kJ
12 
poor
1.4 m12s SSW1.4 mtide0.6 ↓
onshore 13 km/hgust10 km/h 28° · 0.4 mm/h
11 kJ
15 
poor
1.4 m12s SSW1.4 mtide−0.4 ↓
cross 4 km/hgust5 km/h 26° · 1.0 mm/h
11 kJ
18 
poor
1.4 m13s SSW1.4 mtide−0.7 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 25° · 1.3 mm/h
11 kJ
21 
poor
1.4 m13s SSW1.4 mtide0.3 ↑
cross 7 km/hgust8 km/h 25° · 0.4 mm/h
11 kJ

Thursday 22 October poorbest 00:00–03:00 · light 05:28–17:18 24° 30°

00 
poor
1.4 m13s SSW1.4 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 5 km/hgust5 km/h 24° · 0.3 mm/h
11 kJ
03 
 not rated
– m– tide−0.2↓
6 km/hgust6 km/h 24°
–kJ
06 
poor
1.1 m17s SSW1.1 mtide−0.7 ↑
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
10 kJ
09 
 not rated
– m– tide0.1↑
8 km/hgust7 km/h 28°
–kJ
12 
poor
1.1 m17s SSW1.1 mtide0.8 ↓
onshore 11 km/hgust9 km/h 29°
10 kJ
15 
 not rated
– m– tide−0.1↓
14 km/hgust15 km/h 27° · 0.8 mm/h
–kJ
18 
poor
1.2 m17s SSW1.2 mtide−0.8 ↑
cross 3 km/hgust5 km/h 25°
10 kJ
21 
 not rated
– m– tide0.0↑
4 km/hgust5 km/h 25°
–kJ

Friday 23 October poorbest 00:00–03:00 · light 05:28–17:17 24° 30°

00 
poor
1.1 m16s SSW1.1 mtide1.0 ↓
cross 4 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
10 kJ
03 
 not rated
– m– tide0.2↓
4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
–kJ
06 
poor
1.1 m16s SSW1.1 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 3 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
9 kJ
09 
 not rated
– m– tide−0.3↑
8 km/hgust11 km/h 27°
–kJ
12 
poor
1.1 m15s SSW1.1 mtide0.9 ↓
cross 11 km/hgust12 km/h 28° · 0.4 mm/h
9 kJ
15 
 not rated
– m– tide0.3↓
8 km/hgust10 km/h 27° · 0.8 mm/h
–kJ
18 
poor
1.1 m15s SSW1.1 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 5 km/hgust6 km/h 25°
9 kJ
21 
 not rated
– m– tide−0.3↑
6 km/hgust6 km/h 25°
–kJ

Saturday 24 October poorbest 00:00–03:00 · light 05:28–17:17 25° 30°

00 
poor
1.1 m15s SSW1.1 mtide1.1 ↓
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
8 kJ
03 
 not rated
– m– tide0.6↓
4 km/hgust4 km/h 24°
–kJ
06 
poor
1.1 m15s SSW1.1 mtide−1.0 ↑
offshore 5 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
8 kJ
09 
 not rated
– m– tide−0.7↑
6 km/hgust5 km/h 28°
–kJ
12 
poor
1.1 m14s SSW1.1 mtide0.8 ↓
cross 9 km/hgust7 km/h 29°
8 kJ
15 
 not rated
– m– tide0.7↓
8 km/hgust6 km/h 28°
–kJ
18 
poor
1.1 m14s SSW1.1 mtide−0.9 ↑
cross 6 km/hgust7 km/h 25° · 1.4 mm/h
8 kJ
21 
 not rated
– m– tide−0.7↑
6 km/hgust6 km/h 25°
–kJ

Sunday 25 Octobernot ratedlight 05:28–17:16

00 
 not rated
– m– tide1.0
5 km/hgust5 km/h 24°
–kJ

Monday 26 Octobernot ratedlight 05:28–17:16

The model publishes no step for this day.

Tuesday 27 Octobernot ratedlight 05:29–17:16

The model publishes no step for this day.

Wednesday 28 Octobernot ratedlight 05:29–17:15

The model publishes no step for this day.

Thursday 29 Octobernot ratedlight 05:29–17:15

The model publishes no step for this day.

Friday 30 Octobernot ratedlight 05:29–17:15

The model publishes no step for this day.

Swell read from the nearest model point, up to 18 km. Swell travels, so it still holds here.

Rated on the total sea: this model does not split the sea into swells, so its stars read the combined sea.

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Tide

NOAA prediction
0006121824
now 0.2 m ↑H 05:30 · 2.7L 11:30 · 0.2H 18:00 · 2.4L 23:30 · 0.4

Heights vs MLLW

Optimal: low.

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177°222°Puerto Caldera

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Window S–SW, 177°–222°.

Type
—
Faces
226° SW
Optimal period
—
Optimal tide
low
Level
Intermediate
Coordinates
9.9134, −84.7282

Model agreement

High

ECMWF IFS-WAM1.1 m

DWD GWAM1.3 m

No buoy within 25 km, so agreement can’t be scored here.

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