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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    78° SE @ 4mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    6:54am / 12:44am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW3.6ft @ 13s
  • WATER TEMP
    82° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
MON 22
6am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 4-6+ ft and fair at 6am on Thu 9/18
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SSW 5 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY SSW (210) 4 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY WSW (248) 2.2 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, 2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Friday, Sep 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    clean
    SSE
    4mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    SW
    7mph
    3.4ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    WNW
    7mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    SSW
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  • Saturday, Sep 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-4 ft
    fair
    N
    5mph
    3.3ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSE
    5mph
    3ft
    12s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    2.9ft
    12s
    SSW
  • Sunday, Sep 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    NW
    4mph
    2.5ft
    12s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    WSW
    5mph
    1.8ft
    15s
    SW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    W
    8mph
    2.8ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Monday, Sep 22
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    NNW
    5mph
    3ft
    13s
    SSW
    12pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    SW
    4mph
    2.9ft
    13s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    WSW
    7mph
    2.7ft
    13s
    SSW
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  • Tuesday, Sep 23
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    clean
    NE
    1mph
    1.9ft
    17s
    SW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    6mph
    1.6ft
    16s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East to East-North-East, and was updated Sep 18, 2025 @ 7:29pm.
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