El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 02 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 6AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)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)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
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
1.5
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
Period(s) (?)181717171616161616161515151515151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144715601541154116161557155715571393131510921035103510591059924886886763752742571555580
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
20
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
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)
9:21PM
0.20
9:30AM
0.29
9:58PM
0.18
10:06AM
0.31
10:34PM
0.20
10:41AM
0.36
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:37----
Sunset------5:53-------5:53-------5:53-
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C262726252831292828272625293129282928262630323029
Feels °C (?)293028272932292931282828293229293231272830333130
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