Mal Pais surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 03 Nov 2025 CST
Forecast 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
28.3° 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 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)--
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)14s

Table - waves today at Mal Pais. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)151414141414141414141313132121202019202015161619
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)503341293293357362362362362147229222178231231307198391395284110248321350
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
2.26
12:56AM
2.64
1:28PM
2.41
1:44AM
2.80
2:17PM
2.54
2:32AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.42
7:20AM
0.21
7:28PM
0.28
8:08AM
0.03
8:17PM
0.16
8:55AM
-0.09
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:31-------5:31--
Sunset5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
137221122---------221---
Temp. °C272626262525262727262625252526272726262625252627
Feels °C (?)303030302929303132303028282728303029293029293031
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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