The surf forecast is 3-5 ft and glassy right now for Esterillos, Costa Rica

WEATHER FORECAST
77° NE @ 1mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
12:53am / 7:18am
BUOY FORECAST
SSW3ft @ 16s
WATER TEMP
85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

WED 19

THU 20

FRI 21

SAT 22

1am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 1am on Wed 8/19

WINDNE 1 mph

PRIMARYSSW (209) 3 ft @ 16 sec

SECONDARYSSW (193) 3.3 ft @ 9 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Low Tide,1.1 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Wednesday, Aug 19
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-5 ft
clean

N

3mph
3.1ft
16s
SSW
12pm
3-4+ ft
fair

WSW

5mph
2.8ft
15s
SW
6pm
3-4 ft
clean

NNW

3mph
2.7ft
14s
SW

Thursday, Aug 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
clean

N

4mph
2.8ft
14s
SSW
12pm
3-5 ft
fair

SSW

6mph
3.6ft
13s
SSW
6pm
3-5 ft
clean

E

4mph
3.9ft
13s
SSW

Friday, Aug 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-5 ft
clean

N

4mph
4ft
12s
SSW
12pm
3-5 ft
fair

SSW

6mph
3.9ft
12s
SSW
6pm
3-4+ ft
clean

S

1mph
3.6ft
11s
SSW

Saturday, Aug 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-4 ft
clean

NE

3mph
3.4ft
11s
SSW
12pm
2-3+ ft
choppy

SW

6mph
2.9ft
10s
S
6pm
2-3+ ft
clean

SE

1mph
2.1ft
14s
SSW

Sunday, Aug 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3+ ft
clean

ENE

4mph
2.2ft
13s
SSW
12pm
2-3+ ft
fair

SSW

6mph
2.2ft
13s
SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft clean	N 3mph	3.1ft 16s SSW
12pm	3-4+ ft fair	WSW 5mph	2.8ft 15s SW
6pm	3-4 ft clean	NNW 3mph	2.7ft 14s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft clean	N 4mph	2.8ft 14s SSW
12pm	3-5 ft fair	SSW 6mph	3.6ft 13s SSW
6pm	3-5 ft clean	E 4mph	3.9ft 13s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-5 ft clean	N 4mph	4ft 12s SSW
12pm	3-5 ft fair	SSW 6mph	3.9ft 12s SSW
6pm	3-4+ ft clean	S 1mph	3.6ft 11s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft clean	NE 3mph	3.4ft 11s SSW
12pm	2-3+ ft choppy	SW 6mph	2.9ft 10s S
6pm	2-3+ ft clean	SE 1mph	2.1ft 14s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3+ ft clean	ENE 4mph	2.2ft 13s SSW
12pm	2-3+ ft fair	SSW 6mph	2.2ft 13s SSW

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated Aug 18, 2026 @ 7:17pm.

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