The surf forecast is 2-4 ft and glassy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

WEATHER FORECAST
83° W @ 2mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
12:41am / 7:06am
BUOY FORECAST
SW2.4ft @ 14s
WATER TEMP
86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf

Swell

FRI 22

SAT 23

SUN 24

MON 25

TUE 26

2am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 2-4 ft and clean at 2am on Fri 5/22

WINDW 2 mph

PRIMARYSW (218) 2.4 ft @ 14 sec

SECONDARYSW (228) 1 ft @ 18 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming Low Tide,1.7 ft

Forecast Details

Basic

Detail

Friday, May 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3+ ft
clean

NNE

4mph
2.2ft
14s
SW
12pm
2-3+ ft
fair

SSE

5mph
2.1ft
14s
SW
6pm
3+ ft
fair

SSW

4mph
2.2ft
14s
SW

Saturday, May 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-4 ft
clean

NNE

3mph
2.4ft
14s
SW
12pm
3+ ft
choppy

SW

7mph
2.1ft
16s
SW
6pm
3-4 ft
fair

WSW

5mph
2ft
16s
SW

Sunday, May 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-4 ft
clean

N

3mph
2.6ft
13s
SW
12pm
3+ ft
choppy

SSW

9mph
1.5ft
18s
SW
6pm
2-4 ft
choppy

SW

6mph
2.2ft
15s
SW

Monday, May 25
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6+ ft
clean

NNE

4mph
3.4ft
16s
SW
12pm
4-6+ ft
fair

S

7mph
3.6ft
16s
SW
6pm
4-6+ ft
fair

S

6mph
3.8ft
15s
SW

Tuesday, May 26
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6+ ft
clean

ENE

5mph
4.1ft
15s
SW
12pm
4-6+ ft
fair

S

7mph
4.1ft
15s
SW
6pm
4-6 ft
fair

WSW

6mph
3.9ft
14s
SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3+ ft clean	NNE 4mph	2.2ft 14s SW
12pm	2-3+ ft fair	SSE 5mph	2.1ft 14s SW
6pm	3+ ft fair	SSW 4mph	2.2ft 14s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft clean	NNE 3mph	2.4ft 14s SW
12pm	3+ ft choppy	SW 7mph	2.1ft 16s SW
6pm	3-4 ft fair	WSW 5mph	2ft 16s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft clean	N 3mph	2.6ft 13s SW
12pm	3+ ft choppy	SSW 9mph	1.5ft 18s SW
6pm	2-4 ft choppy	SW 6mph	2.2ft 15s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6+ ft clean	NNE 4mph	3.4ft 16s SW
12pm	4-6+ ft fair	S 7mph	3.6ft 16s SW
6pm	4-6+ ft fair	S 6mph	3.8ft 15s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6+ ft clean	ENE 5mph	4.1ft 15s SW
12pm	4-6+ ft fair	S 7mph	4.1ft 15s SW
6pm	4-6 ft fair	WSW 6mph	3.9ft 14s SW

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated May 22, 2026 @ 1:21am.

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