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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    80° ENE @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:00pm / 5:55am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW3.1ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
MON 22
TUE 23
3am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6 ft and clean at 3am on Fri 6/19
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDENE 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSW (226) 3.1 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSW (198) 2.9 ft @ 12 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Mid Tide,5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Friday, Jun 19
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    ENE
    3mph
    3.1ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    3ft
    17s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    WSW
    4mph
    2.8ft
    17s
    SW
  • Saturday, Jun 20
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    NE
    5mph
    3.5ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    3.5ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    3.4ft
    15s
    SW
  • Sunday, Jun 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    2mph
    3.2ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    S
    5mph
    3ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    2.9ft
    14s
    SW
  • Monday, Jun 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    2.7ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    4mph
    2.7ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    NNW
    3mph
    2.5ft
    16s
    SW
  • Tuesday, Jun 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-5+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    2mph
    2.8ft
    16s
    SW
    12pm
    4-6 ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    2.7ft
    18s
    SW
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    clean
    SE
    5mph
    3ft
    18s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Jun 19, 2026 @ 1:23am.
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