El Estero 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 10.32° N 85.84° W

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Estero sea temperature is

30.1° C

El Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Estero today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	206	206	206	206	172	261	326	198	251	103	276	215	75	239	178	178	184
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide				3:48AM2.52m				4:04PM2.62m				4:39AM2.59m				4:53PM2.56m
Low Tide		9:33PM-0.03m				9:54AM0.15m				10:22PM-0.04m				10:47AM0.16m


	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	26	25	25	28	31	31	29	28	27	26	26	28	31	30	29	28
Feels °C	30	27	27	26	28	32	34	30	28	27	27	26	27	32	32	29	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 12	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	206	206	206	108	172	261	326	198	215	203	276	215	195	239	178	178	184
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	S 12	NNE 5	N 5	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SW 15	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	82	80	79	206	77	8	8	158	251	68	104	68	67	75	76	64	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 19	SSW 20	SW 14	SW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 16	S 16
kJ	75	72	72	78	91	91	40	36	37	103	63	104	75	37	52	81	79
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	N 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 3	NNE 4
kJ	—	14	17	12	13	—	—	13	16	13	9	13	21	27	19	9	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Estero Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	El Estero Guanacaste	El Estero Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	El Estero Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Marbella Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Brasilito Guanacaste	El Estero Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste	Flamingo Point Guanacaste
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	13	0	0	13	10	0	13	29	13	13	13	13	10	0	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9

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