Mal Pais Surf Break

Mal Pais, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Lat Long: 9.64° N 85.17° W

Issued: 11 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mal Pais sea temperature is
29.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Mal Pais 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 Mal Pais 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 Mal Pais right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mal Pais

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Juan Santamaria Airport

112 km ENE692 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (15 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
A3002 °C0.0
0.0


Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

114 km NW415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (15 kph from 130 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
A2983 °C0.0
0.0
few
broken
scattered

Tobias Bolano Airport

117 km ENE994 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 50°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Barva

123 km ENE1200 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 109°)
10
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

125 km ENE1195 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the ESE
(10 km/h at 118°)
20
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

129 km ENE1198 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 52°)
15
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Limon International Airport

237 km E358 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
5
light winds from the NW
(7 km/h at 320°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
overcast

Cahuita wx

254 km E1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 171°)
5
27 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP1195

257 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloud
20
light winds from the NE
(18 km/h at 50°)
24.5 °C9.3
9.3


SHIP3304

257 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloud
20
light winds from the NE
(18 km/h at 50°)
24.5 °C9.3
9.3


* 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 Mal Pais and within an acceptable time window.

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