The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and glassy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

WEATHER FORECAST
80° NNE @ 5mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
9:44am / 3:38am
BUOY FORECAST
SW1.4ft @ 19s
WATER TEMP
86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

FRI 14

SAT 15

SUN 16

MON 17

TUE 18

6am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 3-4 ft and clean at 6am on Fri 8/14

WINDNNE 5 mph

PRIMARYSW (225) 1.4 ft @ 19 sec

SECONDARYSW (232) 1.7 ft @ 16 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing Mid Tide,6 ft

Forecast Details

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Detail

Forecast

History

Friday, Aug 14
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4 ft
clean

NNE

5mph
1.4ft
19s
SW
12pm
4-5+ ft
choppy

SSW

7mph
2.7ft
18s
SW
6pm
4-5+ ft
fair

WSW

7mph
2.4ft
18s
SW

Saturday, Aug 15
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-7 ft
clean

NE

6mph
3.8ft
16s
SW
12pm
4-7 ft
fair

SSE

6mph
3.8ft
16s
SW
6pm
5-8 ft
clean

SE

7mph
4.4ft
16s
SW

Sunday, Aug 16
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6+ ft
clean

NNE

4mph
4.2ft
15s
SW
12pm
4-6+ ft
clean

NE

3mph
4.1ft
15s
SW
6pm
4-6+ ft
clean

E

5mph
4.3ft
14s
SW

Monday, Aug 17
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-5 ft
clean

SE

7mph
3.2ft
14s
SW
12pm
3-4+ ft
clean

NE

2mph
2.9ft
14s
SW
6pm
3-5 ft
fair

SW

3mph
3.1ft
14s
SW

Tuesday, Aug 18
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
clean

N

3mph
3.1ft
14s
SW
12pm
3-4+ ft
clean

WSW

3mph
3ft
14s
SW
6pm
3-4 ft
fair

W

6mph
3.2ft
14s
SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4 ft clean	NNE 5mph	1.4ft 19s SW
12pm	4-5+ ft choppy	SSW 7mph	2.7ft 18s SW
6pm	4-5+ ft fair	WSW 7mph	2.4ft 18s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-7 ft clean	NE 6mph	3.8ft 16s SW
12pm	4-7 ft fair	SSE 6mph	3.8ft 16s SW
6pm	5-8 ft clean	SE 7mph	4.4ft 16s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6+ ft clean	NNE 4mph	4.2ft 15s SW
12pm	4-6+ ft clean	NE 3mph	4.1ft 15s SW
6pm	4-6+ ft clean	E 5mph	4.3ft 14s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft clean	SE 7mph	3.2ft 14s SW
12pm	3-4+ ft clean	NE 2mph	2.9ft 14s SW
6pm	3-5 ft fair	SW 3mph	3.1ft 14s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft clean	N 3mph	3.1ft 14s SW
12pm	3-4+ ft clean	WSW 3mph	3ft 14s SW
6pm	3-4 ft fair	W 6mph	3.2ft 14s SW

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Aug 14, 2026 @ 1:19am.

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