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El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
29.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Evening (22 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 109 | 140 | 117 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 75 | 97 | 186 | 186 | 134 | 133 | 9 | 51 | 155 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 154 | 111 | 106 | 93 | 163 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:06PM 2.69 | 5:33AM 2.37 | 5:52PM 2.60 | 6:21AM 2.27 | 6:42PM 2.47 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:50AM 0.12 | 11:26PM 0.06 | 11:35AM 0.18 | 12:13AM 0.15 | 12:24PM 0.29 | 1:06AM 0.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 |
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