El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 02 May 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
29.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
66
66
66
65
63
79
107
106
171
104
103
109
152
114
107
125
113
144
125
206
208
371
306
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
WSW
20
SW
25
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
WNW
15
SW
10
S
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:09PM2.41m
3:39AM2.19m
3:46PM2.39m
4:16AM2.17m
4:23PM2.34m
4:54AM2.11m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.42m
9:31PM0.23m
9:37AM0.42m
10:07PM0.24m
10:13AM0.45m
10:44PM0.28m
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thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
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5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
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5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
31
30
30
29
29
28
27
30
31
29
29
28
28
27
27
30
31
30
30
29
28
27
27
32
34
32
34
33
34
33
31
33
33
31
30
31
33
31
31
34
32
32
33
30
29
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
172
172
195
191
188
184
184
181
181
138
141
136
128
92
94
92
90
89
64
62
61
208
371
306
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
67
66
66
66
65
63
79
107
106
171
104
103
100
93
114
88
125
113
144
109
206
60
58
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
22
22
15
17
17
17
17
17
35
15
48
49
109
152
111
107
85
72
106
125
109
151
56
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
1
3
4
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
18
10
10
10
1
9
0
0
0
10
86
110
0
0
0
0
0
10
55
10
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Guanacaste
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Costa Rica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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