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

WEATHER FORECAST
81° NW @ 5mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
11:02am / 5:05am
BUOY FORECAST
SSW3.5ft @ 17s
WATER TEMP
87° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

FRI 3

SAT 4

SUN 5

MON 6

TUE 7

3am

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 4-6+ ft and fair at 3am on Fri 7/3

WINDNW 5 mph

PRIMARYSSW (194) 3.5 ft @ 17 sec

SECONDARYSW (231) 2.4 ft @ 15 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming High Tide,5.8 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Friday, Jul 3
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-5+ ft
clean

NNE

5mph
3.4ft
16s
SSW
12pm
3-4+ ft
clean

SSW

3mph
4.5ft
16s
S
6pm
3-5 ft
fair

SSW

4mph
4.7ft
16s
S

Saturday, Jul 4
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
5-7 ft
clean

N

3mph
5.4ft
15s
SSW
12pm
5-7+ ft
fair

SSW

3mph
5.5ft
15s
SSW
6pm
5-8 ft
fair

SSE

7mph
5.5ft
15s
SSW

Sunday, Jul 5
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6+ ft
clean

SW

2mph
4.8ft
14s
SSW
12pm
4-6 ft
clean

W

3mph
4.5ft
14s
SSW
6pm
3-5 ft
fair

NW

4mph
3.3ft
14s
SSW

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

NNE

3mph
2.6ft
16s
SW
12pm
3-5 ft
fair

SSW

5mph
2.7ft
16s
SW
6pm
4-5+ ft
fair

WSW

7mph
2.2ft
19s
SW

Tuesday, Jul 7
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6+ ft
clean

NNE

5mph
2.9ft
18s
SW
12pm
4-6+ ft
fair

S

4mph
3.6ft
15s
SSW
6pm
6-8+ ft
fair

W

8mph
4ft
18s
SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-5+ ft clean	NNE 5mph	3.4ft 16s SSW
12pm	3-4+ ft clean	SSW 3mph	4.5ft 16s S
6pm	3-5 ft fair	SSW 4mph	4.7ft 16s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	5-7 ft clean	N 3mph	5.4ft 15s SSW
12pm	5-7+ ft fair	SSW 3mph	5.5ft 15s SSW
6pm	5-8 ft fair	SSE 7mph	5.5ft 15s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6+ ft clean	SW 2mph	4.8ft 14s SSW
12pm	4-6 ft clean	W 3mph	4.5ft 14s SSW
6pm	3-5 ft fair	NW 4mph	3.3ft 14s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft clean	NNE 3mph	2.6ft 16s SW
12pm	3-5 ft fair	SSW 5mph	2.7ft 16s SW
6pm	4-5+ ft fair	WSW 7mph	2.2ft 19s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6+ ft clean	NNE 5mph	2.9ft 18s SW
12pm	4-6+ ft fair	S 4mph	3.6ft 15s SSW
6pm	6-8+ ft fair	W 8mph	4ft 18s SW

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Jul 3, 2026 @ 1:39am.

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