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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    84° SE @ 1mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:14am / 7:38am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW2.4ft @ 18s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 10
SAT 11
SUN 12
MON 13
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-4 ft and clean at 6am on Thu 4/9
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NNE 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (200) 3.1 ft @ 12 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (219) 1.5 ft @ 19 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide, 5.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Apr 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    3.1ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    1.8ft
    18s
    SW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    2.1ft
    18s
    SW
  • Friday, Apr 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    fair
    N
    7mph
    2.7ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    8mph
    3ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    2.8ft
    16s
    SW
  • Saturday, Apr 11
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    fair
    N
    6mph
    3ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSE
    8mph
    3ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    2.9ft
    15s
    SW
  • Sunday, Apr 12
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    N
    6mph
    3ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    S
    9mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    2.7ft
    14s
    SSW
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  • Monday, Apr 13
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    2.9ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSE
    9mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Apr 9, 2026 @ 7:26pm.
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