El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 03 Apr 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Estero today?

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 10AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)171716161616161615151515151515141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15411541156915571557155713931315109210351035105910591045886874763752742571555580563482
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
S
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28AM
2.33
3:40PM
2.51
4:05AM
2.31
4:16PM
2.48
4:41AM
2.26
4:51PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
0.29
9:58PM
0.18
10:06AM
0.31
10:34PM
0.20
10:41AM
0.36
11:10PM
0.26
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:37------
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252528312929282726252931292929272625293230292928
Feels °C (?)272729332930312828272932293132282826293431303031
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