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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    78° NE @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:13am / 8:44am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW3ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    84° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 2
SUN 3
MON 4
TUE 5
WED 6
12pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4+ ft and clean at 12pm on Fri 8/1
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SE 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (220) 2.4 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (222) 1.1 ft @ 21 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 4 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Saturday, Aug 2
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    7mph
    3ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    3.3ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    3.7ft
    14s
    SW
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  • Sunday, Aug 3
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    4ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    2.9ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    SW
    2mph
    4ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Monday, Aug 4
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    E
    9mph
    3.9ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    SE
    8mph
    3.8ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    SE
    12mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Tuesday, Aug 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    3ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SE
    13mph
    2.2ft
    18s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    2.3ft
    17s
    SW
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  • Wednesday, Aug 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NNW
    3mph
    3.4ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    3mph
    3.4ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    WNW
    3mph
    3.6ft
    15s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Aug 2, 2025 @ 1:56am.
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