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El Estero De Tamarindo

2:17 pm 6 Feb 2005


El Estero ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.5
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 2.5

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El Estero Surf Forecast / Costa-Rica – Guanacaste / Costa Rica

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 11 am Sunday 03 Jun 2012

El Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Rating 4
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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
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1.1
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1.1
SW
1.0
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0.9
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Period (s) (?) 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 14 14 14 18 - - -
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 915 695 529 500 422 352 295 286 175 126 128 206 151 147 260 0 0 0
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE 5
W 0
SSE 10
SE 15
SSW 15
SSE 5
E 15
SW 5
SSE 10
ENE 10
WSW 5
SW 10
NNE 10
W 5
WNW 5
NE 10
WSW 10
NE
Wind State (?) cross-
off
on glass cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
off cross-
on
glass cross-
off
on glass cross-
off
on glass cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at El Estero blow from the E
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)

2:22PM
3.09
2:57AM
2.89

3:15PM
3.13

3:49AM
2.96
4:07PM
3.11

4:41AM
2.99
4:58PM
3.03

5:33AM
2.95
5:51PM
2.90

6:25AM
2.88


Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
-0.00

8:39PM
-0.25
8:56AM
-0.07

9:30PM
-0.30
9:50AM
-0.09

10:21PM
-0.30
10:43AM
-0.06

11:11PM
-0.24
11:37AM
0.02

12:02AM
-0.12

12:30PM
0.14

 

Note: the tide data above is for Puntarenas, Costa Rica which is 117 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for El Estero. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's El Estero sea temperature is 30.3 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 28.7 max: 30.2 min: 27.4 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very warm air temperatures (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
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  rain showers clear rain showers clear clear rain showers part cloud clear rain showers clear clear rain showers clear clear rain showers part cloud rain showers rain showers
Summary rain shwrs clear rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs some clouds clear rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs
Rain (mm) 3 - 3 - - 2 - - 7 - - 1 - - 8 - 2 4
High °C 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 29 28 29 29 28 29 30 29 29 29 28
Low °C 28 29 28 28 29 28 28 28 28 28 29 28 28 29 27 28 29 27
Chill °C (?) 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 29 28 29 29 28 29 30 29 29 29 28
Sunrise 5:20 - - 5:20 - - 5:20 - - 5:20 - - 5:20 - - 5:20 - -
Sunset - 18:01 - - 18:02 - - 18:02 - - 18:02 - - 18:02 - - 18:04 -
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Information about the El Estero Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for El Estero provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at El Estero can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Estero surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Estero) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for El Estero may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

El Estero is 47 km (29 miles) from Nicoya. If you plan a holiday in Guanacaste, look for hotels and other accommodation in Nicoya. Nicoya has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.