CRNW Forecast and Report, Tue, 2015-0310p

Monday pm report: Nil surf. David and I did catch two waves each during the first 15 minutes and nothing the next 75 minutes. But the water was nice. Rick was also out with us.

Tuesday report: Nil surf day. Maybe tomorrow building during the day. Today's forecast looks about right.

Breaking News of the Day: Rescued the surf gear and accessories bag from Skunk Storage Closet!

 Model Cycle: 2015 MAR 10 12Z         
  Time Zone: GMT - 7 hours             
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             SURF    SURF DIR   SEAS  PERIOD   WIND    WND/DIR
             (ft)       (deg)   (ft)   (sec)   (kts)     (deg)
            -------  --------  -----  ------  -------  -------
3/10   5am   2 -  5  ESE 117    4.9     8.8    9 - 12  ENE  61 TUE
3/10  11am   2 -  4  ESE 121    4.4     8.6    7 -  9   NE  40
3/10   5pm   3 -  7  SSW 207    4.2    15.4    8 - 11  ENE  74

3/11   5am   2 -  5  ESE 121    5.4     9.2   13 - 18  ENE  59 WED
3/11  11am   4 -  8  SSW 207    5.0    14.6    4 -  5  ENE  64
3/11   5pm   4 -  9  SSW 204    4.8    16.3    6 -  8  ENE  78
Tides: 06:18a 7.82ft     12:14p 0.68ft     06:34p 8.29ft

3/12   5am   4 -  9  SSW 202    5.0    15.0   10 - 14  ENE  51 THU
3/12  11am   4 -  8  SSW 199    4.9    14.3    7 -  9   NE  43
3/12   5pm   4 -  8  SSW 200    4.9    14.3   12 - 16  ENE  66

3/13   5am   4 -  8  SSW 199    5.2    14.3   13 - 18  ENE  52 FRI
3/13  11am   3 -  7  SSW 199    4.7    14.0    9 - 13  ENE  58
3/13   5pm   3 -  7  SSW 199    4.4    13.7    9 - 12    E  85

3/14   5am   3 -  7  SSW 196    4.6    13.3   13 - 18  ENE  61 SAT
3/14  11am   3 -  6  SSW 199    4.0    12.9    4 -  5  ENE  57
3/14   5pm   2 -  5  SSW 198    3.5    12.7    5 -  7  SSE 162

3/15   5am   2 -  4  ESE 118    4.3     8.0   13 - 18  ENE  57 SUN
3/15  11am   2 -  5  SSW 199    4.0    12.0    4 -  5   NE  39
3/15   5pm   2 -  5  SSW 199    3.6    11.9    5 -  7   SE 139

3/16   5am   2 -  4  ESE 115    4.6     8.0   14 - 19  ENE  57 MON
3/16  11am   2 -  4  ESE 116    4.4     9.1   11 - 15   NE  37
3/16   5pm   4 -  9  SSW 203    4.5    17.7   15 - 20  ENE  61
3/16  11pm   5 - 10  SSW 200    5.1    16.8   15 - 20  ENE  57

3/17   5am   5 - 11  SSW 200    5.6    16.4   16 - 21  ENE  53 TUE






Effective Monday evening

SHORT TERM FORECAST (through Friday, March 13th):
Highlights: Solid Southern Hemi peaks by the second half of the week, as NW swell is minimal.

South Pacific Swell: Old SSW swell (220-200) eases on Tuesday, with mostly waist-chest high surf  some lingering larger sets at top spots.

There has been a good run of storm activity in the SPAC this month and those lows have generated some solid Southern Hemi swell. The first S-SSW swell (210-190) builds in on Wednesday, (primarily in the afternoon),  then tops out Thursday and Friday. Lots of spots have head+ to well overhead surf while standouts go double overhead+ on sets.

Wind/Weather: For northern Costa Rica look moderate to locally stronger offshore flow (strongest offshore flow for the northern half of the Nicoya Peninsula towards the Nicaragua border, lighter for the southern end) for the mornings. Northern regions remain offshore through the day as other areas see winds turning onshore. 

EXTENDED FORECAST (Saturday, March 14th, and beyond):
Highlights: More Southern Hemi swell on the way.

South Pacific Swell: S-SSW swell (210-190) winds down through the weekend, for mainly waist-shoulder high+ leftovers by Sunday. By next Monday, 16th, a fresh round of long-period S-SSW(205-185) Southern Hemi starts to fills in during the afternoon.  The southerly swell rises through Tuesday then peaks on Wednesday/Thursday with head+ to several feet surf at exposures and more size for top breaks, Those waves ease into the following weekend, 21st-22nd, as a new SW Southern Hemi is scheduled to join in. We'll keep you posted on the progress of those storm/swell systems as they develop.