CRNW Forecast of 2021-0602 (Wed am)

Boys and Girls, I think we are back in business. The only 2-3 ft days in our forecast are for the day before and day of travel. Nonetheless, the first day in the water is mostly a mix of short period 7 sec S swell and 1.1 14 sec SSW swell. The following day presents with a most interesting mix:

 

2 ft 22s SSW(200º) | 4.3 ft 7s SSW(212º) | 1.8 ft 16s S(190º)

 

This mix conjures up tunes of Velvet Underground and Black Sabbath. And the roller coasters at Cedar Point and Six Flags.

 

Following those two wild and weird days we settle into our more regular mid- to long-period wave days.

Central America Premium Analysis

The Bottom Line

• Swell Trend: Healthy SW/SSW swell fills in Tue, peaks mid week
• Watch Out For: Early AM, later evening high tides slow the surf down at most spots
• Other Tidbits: Small TS Blanca spinning in the tropics now

Tuesday, June 1st: Fresh SW/SSW swell with 4-7′+ surf. New round of solid, long-period SW/SSW swell fills in through the day, showing strongest in the afternoon-evening, with shoulder high+ to several feet overhead waves at good exposures, while top breaks see larger sets. Mind the early morning and later evening high tides, which tend to bog down the surf at most spots.

Wednesday, June 2nd: 5-8’+ waves from peaking SW/SSW swell. Healthy shot of long-period SW/SSW swell maxes out, putting lots of exposed spots in head high+ to easily overhead surf, as standout focal points hit double overhead on sets. Early morning high tide puts the brakes on most spots.

Winds/weather: Diurnal wind pattern prevails. 

Costa Rica: Light/variable to light offshore morning winds for most areas, while northernmost spots see more moderate AM offshore flow. Light+ to locally moderate onshore flow for the afternoons.  

Long Term Forecast Analysis (Thursday, June 3rd and Beyond)

SPAC Overview:

Long-period SW/SSW swell holds steady on Thursday, maintaining consistent head-high+ to well overhead surf at good exposures, as top sets hit around double overhead+ at best breaks. Slowly fading but still solid waves on Friday, then the trend towards decreasing surf size persists through the weekend, with Sunday’s surf mainly around chest-shoulder high at good spots, while standouts are still hitting head high+. Those heights hold for the first part of next week, 7th-8th, as reinforcing SSW swell joins in, then waves are due to wind down through the remainder of the upcoming work week. There is potential for a new, moderate scale S swell to move in during the 12th-14th time frame. We’ll keep you posted on the progress of that one.

Beyond that, we could see a fresh longer-period swell move in around the 12th and peak around mid month for another round of good size surf. We will  keep you posted as that potential swell actually develops.