Mal Pais Surf Break

Lat Long: 9.64° N 85.17° W

Mal Pais, Costa Rica Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mal Pais sea temperature is
30.2°C
2.4° 

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
light rainLight rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Barva

123 km ENE1200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 248°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

San Jose

125 km ENE1195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 160°)
5
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sabanilla wx

129 km ENE1198 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 77°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

lightning 57km S of Masachapa

236 km WNW0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 16km SE of Santa Teresa

242 km NW113 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Cahuita wx

254 km E1 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 81°)
0
26 °C-
-
-
-
0

Linea de Base wx

292 km E12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 275°)
0
23 °C-
-
-
-
0

Barriada Volcán wx

295 km ESE1363 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 5 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Puerto Armuelles wx

296 km ESE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 207 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
28 °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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