CRNW Forecast of 2021-0411 (Sun a.m.)

Not many days now until it is wet hours time. Assuming the forecast has some level of accuracy we should have some fun surf the first few days before some possible Galapagos shadowing for two days. During the last days of the forecast the swell declines a bit more so it will be important to catch the tide going high until it fills in too much--that period coincides with the beginning of the max tides.

Central America Premium Analysis

By Chris Borg • Premium Expert Forecast • 2 days old? 

The Bottom Line

• Swell Trend: Small surf into early next week
• Watch Out For: Large tide swings each day
• Other Tidbits: SPAC delivers fun size swell for next week

Saturday through Monday, April 10th-12th: 2-3′+ surf from SSW swell. Small to modest mid-period SSW swell lingers the next few days. Surf is mainly in the knee to waist-high+ zone with occasional chest high sets for top spots. Rideable and clean in the mornings for most areas, good few days for beginner to intermediate surfers and the small-wave gear.

Winds/weather: Typical wind pattern prevails. 

Costa Rica: All areas see a diurnal pattern over the next few days — with calm to light offshore wind in the mornings, followed by light+ to locally moderate onshore flow each afternoon. 

Long Term Forecast Analysis (Tuesday, April 13th and Beyond)

SPAC Overview:

There’s been a steady stream of decent storm activity moving through the central SPAC the past few days and that is due to continue, while the storms shift more into the eastern SPAC this weekend and next week. This puts a string of overlapping swells in the water to kick off the back half of the month.

Stronger, longer-period SW/SSW swell fills in through Tue/Wed with sets to head-high+ by sundown Wednesday. Look for more size in the head-high to overhead zone Thursday, with this swell peaking Friday/Saturday with head-high+ surf and overhead to well overhead zone waves at well exposed spots. This is slowly fading through that weekend of the 18th-19th, but still pretty solid size and easily overhead on sets.

As mentioned above, we should see good action shift into the eastern SPAC over the next several days, which should maintain those wave heights to hold into the following week, starting on Monday 19th, as a fresh round of similar size, bur more ‘southerly’ S/SSW swell looks to move in. and peak around the 22nd-23rd. We’ll keep you posted on the progress of these SPAC swells as they develop and head our way.