The surf forecast is 3+ ft and fairly clean right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

WEATHER FORECAST
81° SE @ 6mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
8:24am / 2:17am
BUOY FORECAST
SW2.3ft @ 14s
WATER TEMP
85° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

SAT 26

SUN 27

MON 28

TUE 29

8pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 3+ ft and clean at 8pm on Fri 9/25

WINDSE 6 mph

PRIMARYSW (232) 2.3 ft @ 14 sec

SECONDARYW (278) 2.2 ft @ 12 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Low Tide,0.7 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Saturday, Sep 26
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
clean

E

4mph
3ft
14s
SW
12pm
3-5 ft
choppy

S

9mph
3.4ft
13s
SW
6pm
3-5 ft
fair

WSW

6mph
3.3ft
13s
SW

Sunday, Sep 27
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
clean

E

1mph
3.2ft
13s
WSW
12pm
3-4+ ft
fair

WSW

7mph
3.4ft
13s
WSW
6pm
3-4+ ft
choppy

WNW

8mph
3.2ft
13s
SW

Monday, Sep 28
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-5 ft
fair

N

5mph
3.4ft
12s
SW
12pm
4-5 ft
fair

WSW

5mph
3.1ft
12s
WSW
6pm
4-5 ft
choppy

W

9mph
2.9ft
12s
WSW

Tuesday, Sep 29
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
clean

NE

3mph
2.3ft
15s
SW
12pm
3-4+ ft
clean

SE

6mph
2ft
15s
SW
6pm
3-4+ ft
clean

SE

5mph
2.7ft
14s
SSW

Wednesday, Sep 30
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-4 ft
clean

E

6mph
2.8ft
14s
SSW
12pm
3-4 ft
clean

SE

8mph
3.1ft
11s
W

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft clean	E 4mph	3ft 14s SW
12pm	3-5 ft choppy	S 9mph	3.4ft 13s SW
6pm	3-5 ft fair	WSW 6mph	3.3ft 13s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft clean	E 1mph	3.2ft 13s WSW
12pm	3-4+ ft fair	WSW 7mph	3.4ft 13s WSW
6pm	3-4+ ft choppy	WNW 8mph	3.2ft 13s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-5 ft fair	N 5mph	3.4ft 12s SW
12pm	4-5 ft fair	WSW 5mph	3.1ft 12s WSW
6pm	4-5 ft choppy	W 9mph	2.9ft 12s WSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft clean	NE 3mph	2.3ft 15s SW
12pm	3-4+ ft clean	SE 6mph	2ft 15s SW
6pm	3-4+ ft clean	SE 5mph	2.7ft 14s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft clean	E 6mph	2.8ft 14s SSW
12pm	3-4 ft clean	SE 8mph	3.1ft 11s W

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 25, 2026 @ 7:20pm.

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