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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 Monday 15 Sep 2025 CST
How big are the waves at El Estero today?
The current surf forecast for El Estero at 3PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Estero. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1274 | 1306 | 1304 | 1444 | 1296 | 1282 | 1338 | 1340 | 1439 | 1193 | 1083 | 946 | 934 | 1147 | 858 | 1192 | 1193 | 1194 | 1067 | 960 | 886 | 815 | 734 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | on | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:17AM 2.24 | 8:59PM 1.96 | 9:28AM 2.12 | 10:17PM 1.93 | 10:45AM 2.07 | 11:33PM 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM 0.47 | 3:07AM 0.62 | 4:01PM 0.55 | 4:26AM 0.67 | 5:15PM 0.54 | 5:42AM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Guanacaste
The wind is still cross-off at El Estero (light winds from the NE at Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport 44 km from El Estero). 1.0m 17s long period groundswell from the SW with a 0.8m 13s groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
44 km away, 2 h 7 min ago
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