Mal Pais Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.64° N 85.17° W

Mal Pais, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mal Pais sea temperature is
30.3° C
2.2° 

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
cloudDry and cloudy
15
light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(13 km/h at 60°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few
overcast

La Vega wx

114 km NE89 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
-
-
(- km/h at °)
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Liberia/Tomas Guardia Airport

114 km NW415 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(6 km/h at 90°)
A2986 °C0.0
0.0
few
broken
-

Barva

123 km ENE1200 m above sea level

30 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 127 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

125 km ENE1195 m above sea level

28 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 92°)
15
20 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

129 km ENE1198 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
5
light winds from the NNE
(6 km/h at 33°)
15
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cahuita wx

254 km E1 m above sea level

33 minutes ago
dry
-
(- km/h at °)
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

292 km E12 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(8 km/h at 273°)
10
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

295 km ESE1363 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the NNE
(8 km/h at 18°)
10
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

Puerto Armuelles wx

296 km ESE1 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 232 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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