The surf forecast is 4-6+ ft and glassy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    79° E @ 1mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    8:05am / 1:49am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW3.1ft @ 18s
  • WATER TEMP
    82° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 6
FRI 7
SAT 8
SUN 9
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and clean at 6am on Wed 11/5
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NE 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (205) 1.9 ft @ 20 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (214) 2.3 ft @ 13 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide, 2.9 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Wednesday, Nov 5
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    1.9ft
    20s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    SE
    5mph
    2.3ft
    21s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    3ft
    18s
    SSW
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  • Thursday, Nov 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    3ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    SE
    8mph
    3.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    2.8ft
    16s
    SW
  • Friday, Nov 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    3mph
    2.7ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    2.8ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    W
    5mph
    2.8ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Nov 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    fair
    NW
    4mph
    2.3ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    2.3ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    W
    7mph
    2.6ft
    13s
    SSW
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  • Sunday, Nov 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    1.5ft
    18s
    SW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    5mph
    1.5ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    2ft
    16s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Nov 5, 2025 @ 7:25pm.
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