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El Estero Surf Forecast
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El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Oct 2025 CST
How big are the waves at El Estero today?
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 2PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 69 | 67 | 249 | 252 | 480 | 280 | 112 | 112 | 392 | 532 | 683 | 691 | 683 | 683 | 674 | 565 | 649 | 649 | 675 | 657 | 649 | 631 | 496 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | glass | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:30AM 1.99 | 11:14PM 2.05 | 11:39AM 2.00 | 12:12AM 2.14 | 12:36PM 2.05 | 12:59AM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:51PM 0.58 | 5:30AM 0.65 | 5:52PM 0.56 | 6:29AM 0.56 | 6:43PM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guanacaste
Continuing clean conditions at El Estero (calm at Rivas Airport 122 km from El Estero). 0.5m 7s swell from the WSW with a 0.5m 12s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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