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El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 CST
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El Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Estero sea temperature is
28.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Estero today?

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (06 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (06 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)999911411310678999898717156563534729993898887140140138
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossoffoffoffoffcross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
2.58
5:03PM
2.52
5:15AM
2.49
5:50PM
2.49
6:02AM
2.36
6:36PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
-0.01
11:09PM
0.24
11:32AM
0.08
11:59PM
0.32
12:16PM
0.20
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset----5:35-------5:36-------5:36---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242326293027262423222630292726242323262928262625
Feels °C (?)242325303229282524222632302928252424273229283028
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