The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and glassy right now for Mal País, Costa Rica

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    84° SSE @ 1mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:57am / 1:03am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SW3.2ft @ 14s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 15
SAT 16
SUN 17
MON 18
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-5 ft and clean at 6am on Thu 5/14
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NNE 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SW (221) 3.2 ft @ 15 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY S (185) 2.4 ft @ 10 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, 1.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Friday, May 15
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    5mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SW
    5mph
    3.1ft
    14s
    SW
  • Saturday, May 16
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4+ ft
    clean
    N
    4mph
    3ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    choppy
    SSW
    9mph
    2.9ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SW
    6mph
    3.1ft
    13s
    SSW
  • Sunday, May 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    NE
    3mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    S
    8mph
    3.2ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    4mph
    2.9ft
    14s
    SW
  • Monday, May 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    clean
    NE
    4mph
    2.8ft
    13s
    SW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSE
    8mph
    2.6ft
    13s
    SW
    6pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    2.2ft
    13s
    SW
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  • Tuesday, May 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    E
    1mph
    1.5ft
    17s
    SSW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    1.5ft
    18s
    SSW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated May 14, 2026 @ 7:23pm.
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