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Surf forecast Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) today
Waves, swell and wind at Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) (Caribbean, Costa Rica) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Small cross-shore.
Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Small Best window 15:00–17:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.6 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 6–23 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 15:00–17:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.5 m · 3 s ↑NNE | 9–19 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.4 m · 5 s ↑NE | 7–23 km/h ↑NW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.4 m · 5 s ↑NE | 15–40 km/h ↑NNW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 12–34 km/h ↑WNW cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 14:00–17:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑NNE | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 9–18 km/h ↑WSW offshore |
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 5–19 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 10–29 km/h ↑N onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 3–21 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 05:00–08:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 5–12 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 2–14 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 4–16 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑NNE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑NNE | 1–16 km/h ↑WSW light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 13:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo)
Open the waves map centred on Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) today?
- Small: waves 0.6 m at 5 s from NNE, swell 0.5 m · 5 s NE (Sat 13:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo)?
- Wind 11 km/h from NNW: cross-shore for a beach facing NNE.
- When is the best time to surf Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) today?
- 15:00–17:00 (small, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo)?
- 30.3 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Dominical 133 km · Pavones 152 km · Playa Hermosa (Jacó) 203 km · Jacó 209 km · Santa Teresa 268 km · Santa Catalina 282 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.