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El Estero Surf Forecast
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El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1447 | 1560 | 1541 | 1541 | 1616 | 1557 | 1557 | 1557 | 1393 | 1315 | 1092 | 1035 | 1035 | 1059 | 1059 | 924 | 886 | 886 | 763 | 752 | 742 | 571 | 555 | 580 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- 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 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
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