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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    81° ESE @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    7:08am / 12:57am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW3.9ft @ 15s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
SAT 24
SUN 25
MON 26
TUE 27
10pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6 ft and clean at 10pm on Fri 10/23
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDESE 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (208) 3.9 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYWSW (253) 1.2 ft @ 6 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide,5.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
Forecast
History
  • Saturday, Oct 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    ENE
    6mph
    4ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    SE
    5mph
    4ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    S
    4mph
    3.9ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Sunday, Oct 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    4ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    SE
    5mph
    3.9ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    SE
    4mph
    3.9ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Monday, Oct 26
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    4.2ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    ESE
    13mph
    4.3ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    E
    17mph
    2.4ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Tuesday, Oct 27
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    6mph
    1.4ft
    18s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    SE
    4mph
    1.9ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ESE
    6mph
    2.5ft
    17s
    SW
  • Wednesday, Oct 28
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    7mph
    2.6ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    SE
    6mph
    2.9ft
    16s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Oct 23, 2026 @ 7:34pm.
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