CRNW Forecast of Mon, 2014-0303pm

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.





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