Surf Forecasts:
El Palito surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NE swell with 97 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 6 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Palito this week:
The surf forecast for El Palito over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Palito in the next 16 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Palito over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it’s a bit of a lean stretch, with a long gap of absolutely nothing rideable.
The only faint pulse comes right at the end of the period, on the morning of Saturday, July 19th. Before that, from Saturday, July 4th right through to the morning of Saturday, July 18th, there’s no surf to speak of – just flat or tiny wobbles, and often blown out by a moderate east-northeast cross-onshore. You'll see a few glassy early mornings, like Monday, July 6th, Tuesday, July 7th, and Thursday, July 16th, but there’s no swell to take advantage of, so it’s a board-on-the-car situation. Thursday, July 16th morning is glassy with a slight air, but again, nothing coming through.
Now, the one and only highlight – and I’m calling it early, so treat it as promising but less certain – is El Palito (Costa Rica) on the morning of Sunday, July 19th. We’ve got a 3ft swell from the NE with a short period of just 7 seconds, combined energy hitting exactly 100 (moderate). The wind is light and offshore from the NNE at 6 mph, which will give you clean, peeling faces on this beach and breakwater setup. Because the swell direction (NE) matches the optimum (NNE) pretty well, the break should handle it okay, though the short period means the waves might be a bit bumpy and not super lined up. With it being a fairly consistent spot and crowds only sometimes an issue, it’s the only window worth paddling out for, but only if you’re a beginner or want a mellow session – over 3ft isn't challenging, but the short period and small size keep it friendly.
Water temperature is 82° with a +0.5° anomaly, so about average for this time of year – nothing wild there.
So yeah, one morning to pencil in, and a whole lot of dry time before it. Hang in there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:10PM0.24m | 2:17AM0.31m | 7:11PM0.27m | 1:47AM0.28m | 7:29PM0.31m | 1:23AM0.24m | 6:27AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.35m | 7:44AM0.16m | 8:26PM0.39m | 8:55AM0.12m | 9:02PM0.42m | 10:10AM0.08m | 9:43PM0.45m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.23m | 10:55AM0.11m | 10:13PM0.24m | 11:00AM0.11m | 11:48PM0.24m | 5:07AM0.21m | 5:31AM0.15m | 6:00AM0.09m | 6:33AM0.04m | 7:10AM-0.00m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | 6:58 |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 93 | 99 | 79 | 109 | 194 | 164 | 147 | 418 | 167 | — | 189 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 369 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 5 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 5 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 4 | 124 | 124 | 4 | 124 | 550 | 4 | 124 | 124 | 4 | 124 |
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