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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 Sunday 17 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.3° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
288 | 253 | 288 | 243 | 225 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 140 | 243 | 246 | 152 | 154 | 109 | 208 | 211 | 314 | 310 | 427 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:49PM2.73m | 3:24AM2.42m | 3:39PM2.74m | 4:15AM2.45m | 4:31PM2.69m | 5:07AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.18m | 9:14PM-0.05m | 9:24AM0.13m | 10:03PM-0.08m | 10:17AM0.13m | 10:54PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
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Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 288 | 253 | 288 | 243 | 225 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 116 | 114 | 246 | 104 | 124 | 103 | 208 | 211 | 314 | 310 | 427 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 132 | 39 | 243 | 109 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 186 | 74 | 74 | 16 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 4 | SW 17 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 69 | 3 | 140 | 27 | 27 | 152 | 154 | 109 | 109 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 71 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | S 2 | — | NNE 4 | N 10 | — | NNE 4 | — | SW 2 | S 8 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 40 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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