The surf forecast is 2-3 ft and semi glassy/bumpy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    83° WSW @ 5mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    2:04am / 8:27am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW2.6ft @ 11s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 26
FRI 27
SAT 28
SUN 29
MON 30
12am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-3+ ft and clean at 12am on Thu 3/26
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND ENE 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (198) 2.6 ft @ 12 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SW (224) 1.3 ft @ 16 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, -1.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Mar 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    2.5ft
    11s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    2.6ft
    11s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SW
    6mph
    1.5ft
    15s
    SW
  • Friday, Mar 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    1.8ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    8mph
    1.6ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    1.5ft
    14s
    SW
  • Saturday, Mar 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    fair
    N
    6mph
    1.9ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    1.4ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    1.3ft
    13s
    SW
  • Sunday, Mar 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    clean
    NNE
    7mph
    1.8ft
    16s
    S
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    9mph
    2.6ft
    16s
    S
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    3.1ft
    16s
    SSW
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  • Monday, Mar 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    7mph
    4ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    S
    8mph
    4.1ft
    14s
    S
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    5ft
    14s
    S
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Mar 26, 2026 @ 1:30pm.
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