El Estero surf break

El Estero surfForecast / Guanacaste / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Estero today?

The current surf forecast for El Estero at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.4
WSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313132120202019181418171717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3251502946272744139223395476863791447156015411728156915571557155713931315
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
5
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
W
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
2.26
2:26PM
2.45
2:49AM
2.31
3:04PM
2.50
3:28AM
2.33
3:40PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
0.33
8:42PM
0.25
8:52AM
0.29
9:21PM
0.20
9:30AM
0.29
9:58PM
0.18
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset----5:53-------5:53-------5:53---
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1----1----------
Temp. °C272630312929282725252930292828272625293129292827
Feels °C (?)272630333031302927263031303031302827303229313028
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