El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 25 Mar 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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at El Estero today?

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 6PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151515151414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20820812516111910710610410410410413410410299100100100686362858585
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
WNW
20
SW
15
S
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
2.15
7:38PM
2.31
8:18AM
2.03
8:45PM
2.16
9:32AM
1.97
10:00PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.43
2:06AM
0.40
2:25PM
0.57
3:15AM
0.51
3:42PM
0.65
4:30AM
0.54
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise5:43------5:43-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset--5:53-------5:53-------5:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293130292827252429313028282725242931302829272525
Feels °C (?)303131302930272529313028292826252932312931262526
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