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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    80° NNE @ 7mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    10:51am / 4:45am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW3.8ft @ 14s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 17
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
TUE 21
4am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6 ft and clean at 4am on Fri 7/17
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDNNE 7 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (206) 3.8 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSW (225) 0.8 ft @ 18 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide,8.6 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Friday, Jul 17
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NNE
    7mph
    3.7ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    SE
    1mph
    3.6ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    WSW
    6mph
    3.6ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Saturday, Jul 18
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    4.1ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    4.2ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    4.3ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Sunday, Jul 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    3.6ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    3.3ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    3.5ft
    12s
    SSW
  • Monday, Jul 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    N
    6mph
    2.1ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    SSE
    3mph
    2.6ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    6mph
    2.6ft
    16s
    SW
  • Tuesday, Jul 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    ENE
    4mph
    2.3ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    N
    5mph
    2.6ft
    14s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Jul 17, 2026 @ 1:15am.
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