El Estero Surf Break

Lat Long: 10.32° N 85.84° W

El Estero, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Estero sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.1° 

El Estero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for El Estero based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in El Estero right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near El Estero

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

44 km NE415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearShower - in the vicinity
10
light winds from the NNW
(9 km/h at 330°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered
-

Juan Santamaria Airport

182 km ESE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 220°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Tobias Bolano Airport

190 km ESE994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Barva

192 km E1200 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 123°)
0
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

199 km ESE1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 154°)
5
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

202 km ESE1198 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 82°)
0
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Managua/Augusto Cesar Sandino International Airport

205 km N192 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Bluefields Airport

211 km NW294 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered

Limon International Airport

310 km E358 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 240°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Cahuita wx

333 km E1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 330°)
0
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to El Estero and within an acceptable time window.

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