CRNW 2017-0601am (Fri) Forecast

The countdown begins  😊

Still outside the forecasting window of Buoyweather (7 days), shown below in abbreviated form. Swell directions are decent as are seas. Periodicities are fair to good.

  Model Cycle: 2017 JUN 03 06Z          
  Time Zone: GMT - 6 hours              
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             SURF    SURF DIR   SEAS  PERIOD   WIND    WND/DIR
             (ft)       (deg)   (ft)   (sec)   (kts)     (deg)
            -------  --------  -----  ------  -------  -------
6/3   12pm   4 -  8   SW 217    4.6    14.8    3 -  5   SW 228
6/4   12pm   3 -  7   SW 212    4.0    14.6    4 -  5  WNW 285
6/5   12pm   3 -  6   SW 211    4.0    13.8    4 -  6  WNW 299
6/6   12pm   4 -  8  SSW 209    4.3    16.5    5 -  7  WNW 281
6/7   12pm   3 -  7   SW 210    4.0    15.0    3 -  4   SW 212
6/8   12pm   3 -  7  SSW 202    4.4    15.0    7 - 10  WSW 250
6/9   12pm   4 -  8  SSW 195    4.9    13.9    6 -  8   SW 217

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Effective Friday evening
 

SHORT TERM FORECAST: (through Monday, June 5th)

Swell/Surf: Good shot of new SW/SSW(225-205) swell tops out for the weekend. Although the SW component of this Southern Hemi will be partially shadowed from Costa by the Galapagos, it will still be a pretty good swell event. Saturday sees head high to overhead surf at well exposed spots across the region,  while standouts hit 2-3 feet overhead and possibly a touch larger on sets.  Those heights hold Sunday then taper off for Monday, but there will still be plenty of shoulder-head+ waves at good breaks then, showing strongest in the morning. 

Wind/Weather: Most of Costa will see a diurnal wind pattern for the next several days; calm to light/variable to locally light+ to moderate offshore wind through the early to mid mornings (depending on precise location), before a moderate onshore seabreeze gradually develops over the late morning/afternoons (a little stronger for some areas, lighter for others). Overall the best window of conditions will be found in the mornings. Scattered thunderstorms possible.


EXTENDED FORECAST: (Tuesday, June 6th, and beyond)                

Swell/Surf: Old SSW swell fades on Tuesday as a new round of good SW-SSW swell moves in. That swell was recently generated by a good looking storm which was tracking across the South-Central Pacific with a fetch of 30-40kt winds fairly well aimed at Central America. The swell peaks mid next week, for more head high to overhead surf at well exposed areas on Wednesday and Thursday, 7th-8th. Those waves ease on Friday then continue to wind down into the following weekend. It does look like some southerly windswell will be on the rise then. Stay tuned.

Further out, the next good SSW Southern Hemi is expected to show on Wednesday, 14th, then peak during the second half of that week, 15th-17th. We'll keep you posted on the progress of that storm/swell system as it develops.