Manuel Antonio surfForecast / Golfo de Nicoya / Costa Rica

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 CST
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Manuel Antonio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Manuel Antonio sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Manuel Antonio today?

The current surf forecast for Manuel Antonio at 1AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Manuel Antonio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313121212121110111610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)156013831383124210951077874716705613611596631635543545394481488371344347281149
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
0
WSW
0
NW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
SSW
0
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
2.75
5:24PM
2.54
5:41AM
2.66
6:00PM
2.41
6:17AM
2.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.30
11:20AM
0.35
11:28PM
0.40
11:57AM
0.44
12:03AM
0.52
12:35PM
0.54
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sunrise---5:28-------5:28-------5:28----
Sunset------5:47-------5:46-------5:46-
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1----1331---1491211---125
Temp. °C272726262828282727262626272827262425252526272625
Feels °C (?)313130293332323232313030313231312929303031323029
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Golfo de Nicoya

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Manuel Antonio (calm at San Jose 61 km from Manuel Antonio). 1.8m 14s groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

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