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Mal Pais surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
29.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mal Pais today?
The current surf forecast for Mal Pais at 8AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mal Pais. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 167 | 154 | 252 | 197 | 184 | 139 | 137 | 125 | 187 | 208 | 208 | 141 | 150 | 147 | 99 | 94 | 106 | 104 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 106 | 104 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 2.40 | 6:46PM 2.57 | 7:20AM 2.26 | 7:43PM 2.40 | 8:24AM 2.14 | 8:50PM 2.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:17AM 0.16 | 12:29PM 0.33 | 1:09AM 0.29 | 1:25PM 0.48 | 2:10AM 0.44 | 2:31PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 |
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