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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    75° SSE @ 3mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    10:45am / 4:31am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    W2.9ft @ 12s
  • WATER TEMP
    83° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 10
SAT 11
SUN 12
MON 13
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-3+ ft and clean at 6am on Thu 10/9
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND E 3 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY W (277) 2.9 ft @ 10 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SSW (200) 2.1 ft @ 15 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing High Tide, 6.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Friday, Oct 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3+ ft
    clean
    E
    4mph
    4.3ft
    11s
    S
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    4.4ft
    11s
    S
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    SSE
    6mph
    2.9ft
    11s
    WNW
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  • Saturday, Oct 11
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    3.1ft
    12s
    WNW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    clean
    S
    3mph
    3.1ft
    12s
    WNW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    WSW
    11mph
    2.1ft
    16s
    SW
  • Sunday, Oct 12
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    E
    6mph
    1.7ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    10mph
    2.9ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    S
    9mph
    3.1ft
    15s
    SW
  • Monday, Oct 13
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-5 ft
    clean
    ENE
    5mph
    3.2ft
    15s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    clean
    W
    1mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    W
    4mph
    3.3ft
    14s
    SW
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  • Tuesday, Oct 14
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    WNW
    1mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    clean
    SSW
    3mph
    2.5ft
    13s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Oct 9, 2025 @ 7:25pm.
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