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Mal Pais surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mal Pais surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mal Pais sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mal Pais today?
The current surf forecast for Mal Pais at 9PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mal Pais. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
165 | 207 | 273 | 292 | 475 | 480 | 428 | 336 | 429 | 534 | 826 | 759 | 644 | 629 | 675 | 552 | 545 | 539 | 539 | 532 | 532 | 441 | 295 | 344 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.06m | 7:52AM1.98m | 7:59PM1.98m | 8:47AM1.99m | 8:59PM1.93m | 9:44AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00PM0.82m | 1:31AM0.66m | 1:54PM0.89m | 2:22AM0.73m | 2:56PM0.91m | 3:17AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 165 | 183 | 273 | 292 | 475 | 480 | 428 | 331 | 396 | 396 | 826 | 759 | 644 | 629 | 675 | 552 | 545 | 539 | 539 | 532 | 532 | 441 | 295 | 344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 109 | 207 | 209 | 289 | 137 | 147 | 161 | 336 | 429 | 534 | 321 | 312 | 289 | 280 | 220 | 206 | 210 | 195 | 195 | 198 | 170 | 130 | 127 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | — | — | S 8 | — | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 7 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 154 | 41 | 54 | 25 | 124 | 128 | 109 | 127 | 90 | 147 | — | — | 5 | — | 32 | 31 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 86 | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 107 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 99 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
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