The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and slightly choppy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    81° SW @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:23pm / 2:09pm
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW4.9ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
TUE 26
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4 ft and clean at 12am on Fri 8/22
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NW 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (206) 2.8 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (226) 1.7 ft @ 18 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 10.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Friday, Aug 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    1mph
    3.3ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    4.1ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    4.9ft
    13s
    SSW
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  • Saturday, Aug 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    4.5ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    SSE
    3mph
    4.4ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    2.7ft
    14s
    SW
  • Sunday, Aug 24
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    SE
    6mph
    2.4ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    4.4ft
    8s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    2.2ft
    20s
    SSW
  • Monday, Aug 25
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    3mph
    3.7ft
    19s
    SSW
    12pm
    7-9 ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    4.6ft
    18s
    SSW
    6pm
    6-8+ ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    4.4ft
    17s
    SSW
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  • Tuesday, Aug 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-7+ ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    4.9ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    6-8 ft
    clean
    SE
    7mph
    6.6ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    6.5ft
    15s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Aug 22, 2025 @ 1:25pm.
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