The surf forecast is 5-7+ ft and glassy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    77° ESE @ 2mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:27am / 1:31am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW4.8ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 10ft
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
MON 26
TUE 27
WED 28
THU 29
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 5-8 ft and clean at 6am on Sun 5/25
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND N 4 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (214) 4.9 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (201) 1.2 ft @ 22 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, 1.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Monday, May 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    8-12 ft
    clean
    W
    3mph
    5.7ft
    18s
    SSW
    12pm
    8-11 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    5.2ft
    17s
    SSW
    6pm
    7-9 ft
    choppy
    W
    9mph
    5ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Best Board for Monday
  • Tuesday, May 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    6-8 ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    4.9ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    W
    2mph
    4.4ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    choppy
    SW
    6mph
    4.5ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Wednesday, May 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    clean
    SSE
    1mph
    4ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    3.5ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    3.5ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Thursday, May 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    SE
    0mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    3ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Friday, May 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    fair
    NW
    4mph
    3ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    8mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated May 25, 2025 @ 8:04pm.
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