The surf forecast is 2-4 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Esterillos, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    84° S @ 6mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    11:13am / 5:31pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW2.4ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 20
THU 21
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
4pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-4 ft and fair at 4pm on Wed 5/20
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDS 6 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (212) 2.4 ft @ 13 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (224) 1.3 ft @ 16 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide,7.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, May 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    3.3ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    2.2ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    ENE
    10mph
    2.7ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Thursday, May 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    2ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    SE
    7mph
    2.4ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Friday, May 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    2.5ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    2.2ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    2.3ft
    14s
    SW
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    2.4ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    2ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    2ft
    14s
    SW
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    2.2ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    2.4ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    2.2ft
    17s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated May 20, 2026 @ 1:34pm.
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