Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Manuel Antonio today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Manuel Antonio at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Manuel Antonio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 355 | 350 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 248 | 245 | 195 | 181 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 109 | 108 | 103 | 101 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47PM2.78m | 3:10AM2.94m | 3:30PM2.81m | 3:50AM2.97m | 4:11PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.13m | 9:23AM0.13m | 9:36PM0.13m | 10:04AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 427 | 355 | 350 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 248 | 245 | 195 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 103 | 101 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 51 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 45 | 64 | 68 | 181 | 144 | 142 | 142 | 109 | 108 | 84 | 84 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 107 | 95 | 95 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
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