Surf Forecast Surf Report
El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 11 May 2025 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
29.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Estero today?

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 12AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121912181818181716161616161616151515151515151414181818161616171616161616161516161616161414161615151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)184236131170173129198129152199197249249190171257310310306251245218305301301305209209198195385630737475469568618751724724671806520491832832843567596476421527520481462456456462558474
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
N
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
2.30
2:30AM
2.09
2:36PM
2.33
3:08AM
2.12
3:13PM
2.34
3:45AM
2.12
3:50PM
2.33
4:22AM
2.09
4:26PM
2.29
4:59AM
2.06
5:03PM
2.24
5:38AM
2.01
5:42PM
2.17
6:20AM
1.99
6:24PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.35
8:26AM
0.51
8:59PM
0.30
9:03AM
0.49
9:36PM
0.28
9:40AM
0.49
10:12PM
0.29
10:16AM
0.51
10:49PM
0.32
10:53AM
0.56
11:26PM
0.38
11:32AM
0.62
12:05AM
0.44
12:15PM
0.68
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------5:20------
Sunset5:55-------5:57-------5:57-------5:57-------5:57-------5:57-------5:58-------5:58---
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Rain (mm)
----------------221-----1212211323112---1-------11--------14
Temp. °C303029282827313330292928282730323130282827273031292927272726272928282625242525272626262626262829292827272726282929282827
Feels °C (?)333432293130323632323331312931353533303129293135303129303029303130302728282828302930292929293030303029303130313131313231
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