Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.64° N 85.17° W

Mal Pais, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mal Pais sea temperature is
29.9°C
2.5° 

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 ENE920 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
clear-
15
light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 070 degs)
(13 km/h at 50°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few

JuanSantamariaInt. Airport

115 km ENE908 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
20
moderate winds from the E
(22 km/h at 90°)
22.9 °C40 km
40 km

few

Barva

123 km ENE1200 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 121°)
15
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

125 km ENE1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the E
(6 km/h at 85°)
10
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

129 km ENE1198 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 199°)
5
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

SHIP4084

245 km ESE3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the NNW
(9 km/h at 340°)
25.5 °C-
-


SHIP41

245 km ESE- m above sea level

2 hours ago
No report
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 350°)
25.5 °C-
-

no observation

SHIP1681

245 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the NNW
(7.5600000000000005 km/h at 330°)
31.2 °C- km
- km


SHIP1930

245 km ESE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the NW
(11.16 km/h at 320°)
31.1 °C- km
- km


SHIP4240

245 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the N
(7.5600000000000005 km/h at 350°)
31.2 °C- km
- km


* 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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