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El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast 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
28.3° C
 (Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Estero today?

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121512141414141313131312121218121112111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)868666651725812021320414313915114914711911511381117107121148135129
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
2.04
8:14PM
2.34
8:44AM
1.96
9:15PM
2.29
9:53AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.45
1:49PM
0.45
2:42AM
0.49
2:47PM
0.52
3:49AM
0.51
3:56PM
0.57
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:45-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524232729302926252424283131292625252427313229
Feels °C (?)282626252830313227252424252727252425242424292927
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