The surf forecast is 2+ ft and glassy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    84° ESE @ 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:33pm / 8:00pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    WNW1.9ft @ 12s
  • WATER TEMP
    84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 24
WED 25
THU 26
FRI 27
SAT 28
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2+ ft and fair at 12am on Tue 2/24
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NNE 20 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (203) 2.1 ft @ 11 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (208) 0.6 ft @ 16 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, -1.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Feb 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    NNE
    16mph
    1ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    11mph
    1.7ft
    12s
    WNW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    1.9ft
    12s
    WNW
  • Best Board for Tuesday
  • Wednesday, Feb 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    NNE
    15mph
    1.3ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    2 ft
    clean
    NE
    5mph
    1.4ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    SSE
    3mph
    1.3ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Thursday, Feb 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    1.4ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    1.3ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    2.2ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Friday, Feb 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    2.6ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    2.8ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    3.4ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Best Surf Trip
    Surf Witch’s Rock. Stay in Tamarindo.
  • Saturday, Feb 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    S
    7mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    3ft
    13s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Feb 24, 2026 @ 1:30pm.
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