The forecast does not call for epic overhead swell the first two weeks of March but hints at consistent 3 to 6 ft.
Monday Afternoon Forecast.
SHORT TERM FORECAST (Through Thursday, March 6th)
Highlights: Fun zone mix of Southern Hemi swell and some WNW groundswell for the first half of the week.
South Pacific Swell/Surf: Fair run of storm activity in
the SPAC last week leads to fresh Southern Hemi swell moving in this
week. The current SW/SSW (200-215) swell was pushed out by a low in the
South Central Pacific and it will start to ease Tuesday, for waves in
the waist-chest-shoulder high zone at good exposures. As the old swell
winds down a fresh, small SSW swell (190-200) begins to mix in. That
sets up mainly thigh-chest high surf for Wednesday, as best breaks get
plus sets on the right tides. Later in the day on Wednesday another new
and slightly stronger SW (210-220) swell starts to show with some more
plus sets. That swell continues to rise going into the second half of
the week, and peaks late Thursday, with chest to head high surf for
exposures as top spots seeing sets a foot or so overhead, showing
largest late in the day.
Wind/Weather: The Guanacaste region does look
to see a little pulse in offshore NE flow over the next few days,
strongest near the Nica border. The better chances for at least light
offshore flow all day will be north of Playa Negra, with the best shot
near the Nica border. Afternoon onshores likely develop further south in
the Guanacsate, especially the southern Nicoya Peninsula. NOTE - Good
chance for lighter winds and an evening glass-off for many areas
throughout Costa before dark.
Northern Costa Rica
stays mostly dry and sunny.
EXTENDED FORECAST (Friday, March 7th and beyond)
Highlights: Combo of SW and NW-WNW swells continues into the weekend.
South Pacific Swell:
SW swell generated by a storm moving away from New Zealand last week
will top out on Friday, for chest to head high surf at exposures as best
breaks hit a foot or so overhead. Those waves continue to roll in on
Saturday and then they wind down from the end of the weekend through
next Monday, 10th.
Further out, forecast charts show potential for moderate scale SSW swell
moving in by the middle of the upcoming week, 12th-13th, then a better
round of SSW Southern Hemi showing for that Friday and the following
weekend, 14th-16th. We'll keep you posted on the progress of those
storm/swell systems as they develop.
Elsewhere, it appears similar: