New Features: Surf quality ratings, wave energy, separate swell and wind wave components, based upon the higher resolution 0.5 degree (approx 50km) NWW3 Global Model. Many more features will be made live in the next few days. Best wishes. The surf-forecast team - September 27th 2008. UPDATE October 8th - Check out the new swell maps. More to follow - keep checking back.
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El Estero
Costa Rica Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
El Estero,
Costa Rica 6 Day Weather / Surf Forecast
Issued: 23 pm Sat 11 Oct
Days
0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 120mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon
Warm air temperatures (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night) Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night)
Days
0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Wed morning
Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night) Wind will be generally light
Rating
Sat night
Sun morn- ing
Sun after- noon
Sun night
Mon morn- ing
Mon after- noon
Mon night
Tue morn- ing
Tue after- noon
Tue night
Wed morn- ing
Wed after- noon
Wed night
Thu morn- ing
Thu after- noon
Thu night
Fri morn- ing
Fri after- noon
Largest waves (m)& direction
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SSW
SSW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SSW
SSW
Period(s)
12
16
15
15
14
14
13
8
8
15
15
14
13
13
7
8
15
14
Max-energy
122
201
141
209
238
221
205
437
327
309
418
401
352
253
254
297
297
268
Wind (km/h)
Wind State
cross
cross- off
glass
cross- off
off
cross- off
cross
cross
cross- on
glass
cross- on
cross- on
cross- on
cross- on
cross- on
cross- on
cross- on
on
Swell1 (m)& direction
W
W
W
W
SW
-
SW
SSW
SSW
SSW
SSW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
Period(s)
7
7
7
7
14
-
13
8
8
7
7
14
6
7
7
8
7
7
Swell2 (m)& direction
SW
SW
SW
SW
W
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SW
WSW
SW
SW
SW
SW
SSW
SSW
Period(s)
12
16
15
15
8
14
16
13
13
15
15
7
13
13
13
13
15
14
chop (m)& direction
-
NNE
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Period(s)
-
3
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
High
Tide height (m)
12:30AM
7.92
12:53PM
7.80
1:12AM
8.60
1:36PM
8.31
1:52AM
9.24
2:18PM
8.78
2:33AM
9.77
2:59PM
9.13
3:14AM
10.12
3:41PM
9.31
3:57AM
10.24
4:25PM
9.31
Low
Tide height (m)
6:39AM
1.32
6:52PM
1.09
7:22AM
0.62
7:34PM
0.57
8:04AM
-0.02
8:14PM
0.11
8:46AM
-0.52
8:56PM
-0.22
9:27AM
-0.83
9:39PM
-0.37
10:11AM
-0.90
Note: the tide data above is for Puntarenas, Costa Rica which is 117 km away. For tide
graph click here...
Today's Sea Temperature:
28.1 (Statistics for 11 Oct 1981-2005 - mean:
27.7 max: 29.4°C min: 26.4°C)